Insights into the structure and domain flexibility of full-length pro-matrix metalloproteinase-9/gelatinase B |
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Authors: | Rosenblum Gabriel Van den Steen Philippe E Cohen Sidney R Grossmann J Günter Frenkel Jessica Sertchook Rotem Slack Nelle Strange Richard W Opdenakker Ghislain Sagi Irit |
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Affiliation: | Department of Structural Biology, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. |
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Abstract: | The multidomain zinc endopeptidase matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is a recognized therapeutic target in autoimmune diseases, vascular pathologies, and cancer. Despite its importance, structural characterization of full-length pro-MMP-9 is incomplete. Here, we report the structural model of full-length pro-MMP-9 and, in particular, the molecular character of its unique proline-rich and heavily O-glycosylated (OG) domain. Using a powerful combination of small-angle X-ray scattering and single-molecule imaging, we demonstrate that pro-MMP-9 possesses an elongated structure with two terminal globular domains connected by an unstructured OG domain. Image analysis highlights the flexibility of the OG domain, implicating its role in the varied enzyme conformations and in facilitating independent movements of the terminal domains. This may endorse recognition, binding, and processing of substrates, ligands, as well as receptors and marks this domain as an additional target for the design of selective regulators. |
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