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The Disintegrin-like Domain of the Snake Venom Metalloprotease Alternagin Inhibits α2β1 Integrin-Mediated Cell Adhesion
2000; Elsevier BV; Volume: 384; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1006/abbi.2000.2120
ISSN1096-0384
AutoresDulce Helena Ferreira de Souza, Mônica Rosas da Costa Iemma, Leonardo L. G. Ferreira, Jorge Faria, Maria Luíza Vilela Oliva, Russolina B. Zingali, Stefan Niewiarowski, Heloísa Sobreiro Selistre-de-Araújo,
Tópico(s)Biochemical and Structural Characterization
ResumoThe α2β1 integrin is a major collagen receptor that plays an essential role in the adhesion of normal and tumor cells to the extracellular matrix. Here we describe the isolation of a novel metalloproteinase/disintegrin, which is a potent inhibitor of the collagen binding to α2β1 integrin. This 55-kDa protein (alternagin) and its disintegrin domain (alternagin-C) were isolated from Bothrops alternatus snake venom. Amino acid sequencing of alternagin-C revealed the disintegrin structure. Alternagin and alternagin-C inhibit collagen I-mediated adhesion of K562-α2β1-transfected cells. The IC50 was 134 and 100 nM for alternagin and alternagin-C, respectively. Neither protein interfered with the adhesion of cells expressing αIIbβ3, α1β1, α5β1, α4β1 αVβ3, and α9β1 integrins to other ligands such as fibrinogen, fibronectin, and collagen IV. Alternagin and alternagin-C also mediated the adhesion of the K562-α2β1-transfected cells. Our results show that the disintegrin-like domain of alternagin is responsible for its ability to inhibit collagen binding to α2β1 integrin.
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