Abstract
An aggrecan G1-G2 substrate was used to determine sites within the interglobular domain that were susceptible to cleavage by MT1-MMP. Degradation products were identified by Western blotting with neo-epitope antibodies specific for MMP-derived N- and C-terminal sequences. The results showed that MT1-MMP cleaved at the N341-F342 and D441-L442 bonds, as shown for other MMPs, and also at a site 13 amino acids C-terminal to the N341-F342 site. The G2 product of this additional cleavage was identified by sequence analysis and revealed an N-terminus commencing T355 VxxPDVELPLP. The data are consistent with MT1-MMP cleavage at three sites in the aggrecan interglobular domain; one at N342-F342, a second at D441-L442 and a third at Q354-T355.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 186-190 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 430 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1998 Jul 3 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aggrecan
- Arthritis
- Matrix metalloproteinase
- Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase
- Neo-epitope
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Structural Biology
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Cell Biology