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Promiscuous processing of human alphabeta-protryptases by cathepsins L, B, and C.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21562164     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Human α- and β-protryptase zymogens are abundantly and selectively produced by mast cells, but the mechanism(s) by which they are processed is uncertain. β-Protryptase is sequentially processed in vitro by autocatalysis at R(-3) followed by cathepsin (CTS) C proteolysis to the mature enzyme. However, mast cells from CTSC-deficient mice successfully convert protryptase (pro-murine mast cell protease-6) to mature murine mast cell protease-6. α-Protryptase processing cannot occur by trypsin-like enzymes due to an R(-3)Q substitution. Thus, biological mechanisms for processing these zymogens are uncertain. β-Tryptase processing activity(ies) distinct from CTSC were partially purified from human HMC-1 cells and identified by mass spectroscopy to include CTSB and CTSL. Importantly, CTSB and CTSL also directly process α-protryptase (Q(-3)) and mutated β-protryptase (R(-3)Q) as well as wild-type β-protryptase to maturity, indicating no need for autocatalysis, unlike the CTSC pathway. Heparin promoted tryptase tetramer formation and protected tryptase from degradation by CTSB and CTSL. Thus, CTSL and CTSB are capable of directly processing both α- and β-protryptases from human mast cells to their mature enzymatically active products.
Authors:
Quang T Le; Hae-Ki Min; Han-Zhang Xia; Yoshihiro Fukuoka; Nobuhiko Katunuma; Lawrence B Schwartz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2011-05-11
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)     Volume:  186     ISSN:  1550-6606     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Immunol.     Publication Date:  2011 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-06-07     Completed Date:  2011-10-07     Revised Date:  2012-10-09    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985117R     Medline TA:  J Immunol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  7136-43     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cathepsin B / metabolism
Cathepsin C / metabolism
Cathepsin L / metabolism
Cathepsins / analysis,  metabolism*
Cell Line
Enzyme Precursors / metabolism*
Heparin / pharmacology
Humans
Mass Spectrometry
Mast Cells / enzymology*,  metabolism
Protein Processing, Post-Translational*
Tryptases / metabolism*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 AI027517-19/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; R01-AI27517/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; U19 AI077435-02S1/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; U19-AI77435/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Enzyme Precursors; 9005-49-6/Heparin; EC 3.4.-/Cathepsins; EC 3.4.14.1/Cathepsin C; EC 3.4.21.59/Tpsab1 protein, mouse; EC 3.4.21.59/Tryptases; EC 3.4.22.1/Cathepsin B; EC 3.4.22.15/Cathepsin L

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