The crystal structural data of TACE, MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3 and MMP-9 were obtained from PDB database, and then their catalytic domains＇ properties including conformation, molecular surface hydrophobicity and electrosta...The crystal structural data of TACE, MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3 and MMP-9 were obtained from PDB database, and then their catalytic domains＇ properties including conformation, molecular surface hydrophobicity and electrostatic potential were analyzed and compared by using Insight II molecular modeling software. It was found that the conformation and molecular surface hydrophobicity of catalytic domains of TACE and MMPs were not obviously different, but the molecular surface electrostatic potential of catalytic domain of TACE＇ and MMPs had obvious differences. The findings are helpful in the Rational Drug Design of TACE selective inhibitor.展开更多
Identification and quantification of low abundance growth factors and regulators in complex biological samples still present a challenging task in analytical biochemistry. Immunoassays are often used for such purpose ...Identification and quantification of low abundance growth factors and regulators in complex biological samples still present a challenging task in analytical biochemistry. Immunoassays are often used for such purpose but immunoassays face limitation of both availability and qualities of antibody reagents that are necessary for development of immune assays. With genomics data base available, mass spectrometry (MS) can analyze protein tryptic peptides directly for quantitative determination of proteins. In this study, we report a method for detection of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1), an important extracellular matrix modulator, in human breast cancer cells by quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) MS. Absolute quantification of MMP1 was conducted using the selected reaction monitoring (SRM) on a triple quadrupole (Triple-Quad) MS via transitions selected from MMP1 tryptic peptides using non isotope labeled MMP1 protein as a titration standard. In comparison with immune based assay, this MS method showed picogram level sensitivity for quantitative determination of MMP1 intotal cell lysates. Our results demonstrated the feasibility of absolute quantification of low abundance proteins using label-free protein standard by mass spectrometry. Therefore, this method provides not only advantages of high sensitivity but also cost saving in comparison with the commonly used mass spectrometry that currently employs isotype labeled proteins for quantitative analysis.展开更多
AIM:To examine the association between the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)of matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) gene and primary angleclosure glaucoma(PACG)in a Chinese Han population.METHODS:DNA samples were ext...AIM:To examine the association between the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)of matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) gene and primary angleclosure glaucoma(PACG)in a Chinese Han population.METHODS:DNA samples were extracted from peripheral-blood mononuclear cells of 214 PACG patients and 224 healthy controls.Genotyping of rs3918249,rs3918254,rs17577 and rs3787268 in MMP-9was performed using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)analysis and the direct sequencing technique.The association between these genetic polymorphisms and risk of PACG was estimated by χ2 test.RESULTS:The distributions of rs3918249,rs3918254,rs17577 and rs3787268 genotypes among cases and healthy controls were compatible with that from HardyWeinberg equilibrium(HWE,P】0.05).The increased frequency of CC and CT genotypes of rs3918254 were observed in PACG patients compared to healthy controls[P=0.006,P corrected(Pcorr)=0.048].The haplotype analysis showed that the CCGG haplotype was nominal associated with PACG(P=0.015),however,the significant was lost when the Bonferroni correction was used(Pcorr=0.105).CONCLUSION:Our results revealed that rs3918254 in MMP-9 may be a susceptible locus to PACG in China,people with the CC and CT genotypes of rs3918254 are more susceptible to PACG.The susceptibility to PACG inChinese Han patients may be not influenced by SNPs rs3918249,rs3787268 and rs17577 in MMP-9.展开更多
目的:探讨子痫前期(PE)患者血清和胎盘中的肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、基质金属蛋白酶-1(MMP-1)、基质金属蛋白酶-7(MMP-7)的表达水平。方法:选取2021年11月—2023年8月扬州大学临床医学院妇产科收治的86例PE患者,分为早发型PE(n=33)和...目的:探讨子痫前期(PE)患者血清和胎盘中的肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、基质金属蛋白酶-1(MMP-1)、基质金属蛋白酶-7(MMP-7)的表达水平。方法:选取2021年11月—2023年8月扬州大学临床医学院妇产科收治的86例PE患者,分为早发型PE(n=33)和晚发型PE(n=53),另外选取健康孕妇(n=45)作为对照。检测所有纳入患者血清及胎盘组织中的TNF-α、MMP-1和MMP-7水平。结果:早发型PE患者(34.71±1.35周vs 40.43±0.70周)及晚发型PE患者(38.43±0.60周vs 40.43±0.70周)的孕周明显小于对照组(均P<0.05);早发型PE患者血清中TNF-α(507.92±28.99 ng/L vs 478.50±41.15 ng/L)、MMP-1(1156.67±158.07μg/L vs 1037.59±163.10μg/L)和MMP-7(211.00±18.64μg/L vs 196.32±19.87μg/L)的表达较晚发型PE患者显著增加(均P<0.05),晚发型PE患者血清中TNF-α(478.50±41.15 ng/L vs 446.90±41.52 ng/L)、MMP-1(1037.59±163.10μg/L vs 840.78±174.43μg/L)和MMP-7(196.32±19.87μg/L vs 166.01±15.09μg/L)的表达较对照组显著增加(均P<0.05);免疫组化结果显示,早发型PE患者胎盘组织中TNF-α、MMP-1和MMP-7表达水平较晚发型PE及对照组明显升高(均P<0.05)。结论:早发型PE患者及晚发型PE患者的TNF-α、MMP-1和MMP-7表达明显增加,这可能在PE的发生发展中起到重要作用。展开更多
A novel matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) was identified from leukocytes and found to be specifically expressedby peripheral blood leukocytes among 29 different tissuesexamined. Named leukolysin, it encodes for 562 resid...A novel matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) was identified from leukocytes and found to be specifically expressedby peripheral blood leukocytes among 29 different tissuesexamined. Named leukolysin, it encodes for 562 residueswith a conserved MMP structure, i.e., pre-, pro-, catalytic , hinge- and hemopexin-like domains, but also a RXK/RRmotif, known for its role in MMP zymogen activation, anda C-terminal hydrophobic segment. Overall, leukolysindisplays the strongest homology to the newly identifiedMT-MMP subgroup with 45% and 39% identities to MT4and MT1-MMPs vs 30% and 31.5% to MMP1 and 3 respectively. Unlike MT4-MMP whose proteolytic activityremains undefined, a C-terminally truncated leukolysin isexpressed as a strong gelatinolytic species at 28 kDa whichis derived from a cell-associated 34 kDa proenzyme, presumably by furin or proprotein convertase mediated removal of the propeptide (-6 kDa). By green fluorescentprotein (GFP) tagging, the intracellular proenzyme is localized to granules throughout the cell, suggesting thatactivation occur immediately prior to secretion. Taken together, leukolysin may be part of the proteolytic arsenaldeployed by leukocytes during inflammatory responses.展开更多
目的:探讨肿瘤微环境中神经元对胶质瘤细胞迁移能力的影响。方法:分离培养胚胎18 d(E18)大鼠神经元,利用表达靶向神经连接蛋白3(NLGN3)分子shRNA的重组慢病毒(Lv-NLGN3-shRNA)感染神经元,real time RT-PCR和酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)检测...目的:探讨肿瘤微环境中神经元对胶质瘤细胞迁移能力的影响。方法:分离培养胚胎18 d(E18)大鼠神经元,利用表达靶向神经连接蛋白3(NLGN3)分子shRNA的重组慢病毒(Lv-NLGN3-shRNA)感染神经元,real time RT-PCR和酶联免疫吸附试验(ELISA)检测NLGN3的表达,收集神经元培养上清与胶质瘤细胞系U251细胞共培养,Transwell实验检测U251细胞迁移能力,Western Blot方法检测U251细胞中哺乳动物雷帕霉素靶蛋白(mTOR)和基质金属蛋白酶-9(MMP-9)的表达。结果:Lv-NLGN3-shRNA重组慢病毒感染能够降低大鼠原代神经元中NLGN3 mRNA和蛋白的的表达,神经元培养上清与U251细胞共培养可以增加后者的迁移能力并上调mTOR和MMP-9的表达。然而,NLGN3表达被Lv-NLGN3-shRNA抑制后,培养上清对U251细胞促迁移能力下降,同时mTOR和MMP-9表达降低。结论:大鼠原代神经元可以通过NLGN3/mTOR/MMP-9信号通路增强U251细胞的迁移能力,这一途径可能是胶质瘤细胞转移的机制之一。展开更多
基金This work was supported by a grant from the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grants No.31371309).
文摘The crystal structural data of TACE, MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-3 and MMP-9 were obtained from PDB database, and then their catalytic domains＇ properties including conformation, molecular surface hydrophobicity and electrostatic potential were analyzed and compared by using Insight II molecular modeling software. It was found that the conformation and molecular surface hydrophobicity of catalytic domains of TACE and MMPs were not obviously different, but the molecular surface electrostatic potential of catalytic domain of TACE＇ and MMPs had obvious differences. The findings are helpful in the Rational Drug Design of TACE selective inhibitor.
文摘Identification and quantification of low abundance growth factors and regulators in complex biological samples still present a challenging task in analytical biochemistry. Immunoassays are often used for such purpose but immunoassays face limitation of both availability and qualities of antibody reagents that are necessary for development of immune assays. With genomics data base available, mass spectrometry (MS) can analyze protein tryptic peptides directly for quantitative determination of proteins. In this study, we report a method for detection of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (MMP1), an important extracellular matrix modulator, in human breast cancer cells by quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) MS. Absolute quantification of MMP1 was conducted using the selected reaction monitoring (SRM) on a triple quadrupole (Triple-Quad) MS via transitions selected from MMP1 tryptic peptides using non isotope labeled MMP1 protein as a titration standard. In comparison with immune based assay, this MS method showed picogram level sensitivity for quantitative determination of MMP1 intotal cell lysates. Our results demonstrated the feasibility of absolute quantification of low abundance proteins using label-free protein standard by mass spectrometry. Therefore, this method provides not only advantages of high sensitivity but also cost saving in comparison with the commonly used mass spectrometry that currently employs isotype labeled proteins for quantitative analysis.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81270990No.81070723)
文摘AIM:To examine the association between the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)of matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) gene and primary angleclosure glaucoma(PACG)in a Chinese Han population.METHODS:DNA samples were extracted from peripheral-blood mononuclear cells of 214 PACG patients and 224 healthy controls.Genotyping of rs3918249,rs3918254,rs17577 and rs3787268 in MMP-9was performed using polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)analysis and the direct sequencing technique.The association between these genetic polymorphisms and risk of PACG was estimated by χ2 test.RESULTS:The distributions of rs3918249,rs3918254,rs17577 and rs3787268 genotypes among cases and healthy controls were compatible with that from HardyWeinberg equilibrium(HWE,P】0.05).The increased frequency of CC and CT genotypes of rs3918254 were observed in PACG patients compared to healthy controls[P=0.006,P corrected(Pcorr)=0.048].The haplotype analysis showed that the CCGG haplotype was nominal associated with PACG(P=0.015),however,the significant was lost when the Bonferroni correction was used(Pcorr=0.105).CONCLUSION:Our results revealed that rs3918254 in MMP-9 may be a susceptible locus to PACG in China,people with the CC and CT genotypes of rs3918254 are more susceptible to PACG.The susceptibility to PACG inChinese Han patients may be not influenced by SNPs rs3918249,rs3787268 and rs17577 in MMP-9.
文摘目的:探讨子痫前期(PE)患者血清和胎盘中的肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、基质金属蛋白酶-1(MMP-1)、基质金属蛋白酶-7(MMP-7)的表达水平。方法:选取2021年11月—2023年8月扬州大学临床医学院妇产科收治的86例PE患者,分为早发型PE(n=33)和晚发型PE(n=53),另外选取健康孕妇(n=45)作为对照。检测所有纳入患者血清及胎盘组织中的TNF-α、MMP-1和MMP-7水平。结果:早发型PE患者(34.71±1.35周vs 40.43±0.70周)及晚发型PE患者(38.43±0.60周vs 40.43±0.70周)的孕周明显小于对照组(均P<0.05);早发型PE患者血清中TNF-α(507.92±28.99 ng/L vs 478.50±41.15 ng/L)、MMP-1(1156.67±158.07μg/L vs 1037.59±163.10μg/L)和MMP-7(211.00±18.64μg/L vs 196.32±19.87μg/L)的表达较晚发型PE患者显著增加(均P<0.05),晚发型PE患者血清中TNF-α(478.50±41.15 ng/L vs 446.90±41.52 ng/L)、MMP-1(1037.59±163.10μg/L vs 840.78±174.43μg/L)和MMP-7(196.32±19.87μg/L vs 166.01±15.09μg/L)的表达较对照组显著增加(均P<0.05);免疫组化结果显示,早发型PE患者胎盘组织中TNF-α、MMP-1和MMP-7表达水平较晚发型PE及对照组明显升高(均P<0.05)。结论:早发型PE患者及晚发型PE患者的TNF-α、MMP-1和MMP-7表达明显增加,这可能在PE的发生发展中起到重要作用。
文摘A novel matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) was identified from leukocytes and found to be specifically expressedby peripheral blood leukocytes among 29 different tissuesexamined. Named leukolysin, it encodes for 562 residueswith a conserved MMP structure, i.e., pre-, pro-, catalytic , hinge- and hemopexin-like domains, but also a RXK/RRmotif, known for its role in MMP zymogen activation, anda C-terminal hydrophobic segment. Overall, leukolysindisplays the strongest homology to the newly identifiedMT-MMP subgroup with 45% and 39% identities to MT4and MT1-MMPs vs 30% and 31.5% to MMP1 and 3 respectively. Unlike MT4-MMP whose proteolytic activityremains undefined, a C-terminally truncated leukolysin isexpressed as a strong gelatinolytic species at 28 kDa whichis derived from a cell-associated 34 kDa proenzyme, presumably by furin or proprotein convertase mediated removal of the propeptide (-6 kDa). By green fluorescentprotein (GFP) tagging, the intracellular proenzyme is localized to granules throughout the cell, suggesting thatactivation occur immediately prior to secretion. Taken together, leukolysin may be part of the proteolytic arsenaldeployed by leukocytes during inflammatory responses.
