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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Heparan sulfate proteoglycans activate the matrix metalloproteinase-7 zymogen (proMMP-7) and recruit it in order to shed proteins from cell surfaces. This occurs in uterine and mammary epithelia, bacterial killing, lung healing, and tumor cell signaling. Basic tracks on proMMP-7 recognize polyanionic heparin, according to nuclear magnetic resonance and mutations disruptive of maturation. Contacts and proximity measurements guided docking of a heparin octasaccharide to proMMP-7. The reducing end fits into a basic pocket in the pro-domain while the chain continues toward the catalytic domain. Another oligosaccharide traverses a basic swath remote on the catalytic domain and inserts its reducing end into a slot formed with the basic C terminus. This latter association appears to support allosteric acceleration of proteolysis. The modes of binding account for extended, heterogeneous assemblies of proMMP-7 with heparinoids during maturation and for bridging to pro-alpha-defensins and proteoglycans. These associations support proteolytic release of activities at epithelial cell surfaces.

Glycan Activation of a Sheddase: Electrostatic Recognition between Heparin and proMMP-7.,Fulcher YG, Prior SH, Masuko S, Li L, Pu D, Zhang F, Linhardt RJ, Van Doren SR Structure. 2017 Jul 5;25(7):1100-1110.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2017.05.019. Epub, 2017 Jun 22. PMID:28648610^[2]

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