期刊
FEBS LETTERS
卷 554, 期 3, 页码 275-283出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-5793(03)01159-1
关键词
tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme; tumor necrosis factor-alpha; proprotein convertase; furin; LoVo cell; AT-PDX
Proprotein convertases (PCs) have been proposed to play a role in tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme (TACE) processing/activation. Using the furin-deficient LoVo cells, as well as the furin-proficient synoviocytes and HT1080 cells expressing the furin inhibitor alpha(1)-PDX, we demonstrate that furin activity alone is not sufficient for effective maturation and activation of the TACE enzyme. Data from in vitro and in vivo cleavage assays indicate that PACE-4, PC5/PC6, PC1 and PC2 can directly cleave the TACE protein and/or peptide. PC inhibition in macrophages reduced the release of soluble TNF-alpha from transmembrane pro-TNF-alpha. We therefore conclude that furin, in addition to other candidate PCs, is involved in TACE maturation and activation. (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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