High molecular mass type i.v. collagen-specific metalloprotease from human carcinoma tissue |
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Authors: | M Tsuda Y Yamagishi T Katsunuma |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan. |
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Abstract: | A protease degrading type IV collagen was purified more than 8000-fold from human stomach carcinoma tissue. This protease degraded type IV collagen, while type I, II, III and V collagen, laminin, fibronectin, casein, albumin and hemoglobin were not affected. This enzyme had a pH optimum of pH 7.0-8.0 and was inhibited completely by EDTA and o-phenanthroline, but not by seryl, thiol and carboxyl protease inhibitors. Furthermore, the molecular mass of this enzyme was estimated to be 1 MDa by Sepharose 6B column and HPLC-gel filtration. The molecular mass and substrate specificity of this metalloprotease from human carcinoma tissue indicate it to be a new protease. |
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