Metalloproteinase-mediated regulation of L-selectin levels on leucocytes

Preece, Graham, Murphy, Gillian and Ager, Ann ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-8908 1996. Metalloproteinase-mediated regulation of L-selectin levels on leucocytes. Journal of Biological Chemistry 271 (20) , pp. 11634-11640. 10.1074/jbc.271.20.11634

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Abstract

Leucocyte (L)-selectin can be proteolytically cleaved in the membrane proximal extracellular region to yield a soluble fragment that contains the functional lectin and epidermal growth factor domains. A variety of stimuli are known to stimulate L-selectin shedding including chemoattractants, phorbol esters, and L-selectin cross-linking; however, the enzymes that regulate L-selectin expression are not characterized. In this study we have used phorbol ester to stimulate endoproteolytic release of L-selectin and identified a major role for a cell surface metalloproteinase (L-selectin sheddase) in this process. The hydroxamic acid-based inhibitor of zinc-dependent matrix metalloproteinases Ro 31-9790 completely prevented shedding of cell surface L-selectin from leucocytes in mouse, rat, and man. L-selectin was susceptible to cleavage by known matrix metalloproteinases. Recombinant human fibroblast collagenase (MMP1) reduced the number of L-selectin-positive lymphocytes to a similar extent as phorbol ester activation, and stromelysin (MMP3) had a partial effect on L-selectin expression. Gelatinases A (MMP2) and B (MMP9) were without effect. Lymphocytes did not express fibroblast collagenase or stromelysin at the cell surface, and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases (TIMP) did not affect L-selectin levels. L-selectin sheddase was not detected in media harvested from phorbol ester-stimulated lymphocytes and was only able to cleave L-selectin in the cis but not the trans configuration. These results suggest that endoproteolytic release of L-selectin from the leucocyte surface is mediated by a metalloproteinase (L-selectin sheddase), which is distinguishable from known matrix metalloproteinases. Understanding the regulation of L-selectin sheddase will be critical for controlling leucocyte migration from the blood.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Publisher:	American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ISSN:	0021-9258
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 08:44
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/34237

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