N Cirillo1, F Femiano, F Gombos, A Lanza. 1. Regional Center on Craniofacial Malformations-MRI, Department of Odontostomatology, 1st School of Medicine and Surgery, II University of Naples, Naples, Italy. nicola.cirillo@unina2.it
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the specific matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) targeting desmoglein 3 (Dsg3) in apoptotic keratinocytes. METHOD: Inhibitor studies on cultured keratinocytes and Western blot analysis. RESULTS: Blocking of MMP-9 activity strongly reduces shedding of Dsg3 from cell surface. MMP-2 has a less relevant role in the cleavage of Dsg3 while other MMPs, such as MMP-1, -3, and -8, do not target Dsg3. CONCLUSION: Apoptic keratinocytes impair the extracellular domain of cell surface Dsg3 by MMP-9 activity. The discovery of a specific targeting of Dsg3 could be useful to understand the pathophysiology of diseases in which Dsg3 is affected.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the specific matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) targeting desmoglein 3 (Dsg3) in apoptotic keratinocytes. METHOD: Inhibitor studies on cultured keratinocytes and Western blot analysis. RESULTS: Blocking of MMP-9 activity strongly reduces shedding of Dsg3 from cell surface. MMP-2 has a less relevant role in the cleavage of Dsg3 while other MMPs, such as MMP-1, -3, and -8, do not target Dsg3. CONCLUSION: Apoptic keratinocytes impair the extracellular domain of cell surface Dsg3 by MMP-9 activity. The discovery of a specific targeting of Dsg3 could be useful to understand the pathophysiology of diseases in which Dsg3 is affected.
Authors: Tomas Blanco-Mezquita; Carmen Martinez-Garcia; Rui Proença; James D Zieske; Stefano Bonini; Alessandro Lambiase; Jesus Merayo-Lloves Journal: Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci Date: 2013-06-04 Impact factor: 4.799