RRC ID 54398
著者 Drees L, Königsmann T, Jaspers MHJ, Pflanz R, Riedel D, Schuh R.
タイトル Conserved function of the matriptase-prostasin proteolytic cascade during epithelial morphogenesis.
ジャーナル PLoS Genet
Abstract Extracellular matrix (ECM) assembly and remodelling is critical during development and organ morphogenesis. Dysregulation of ECM is implicated in many pathogenic conditions, including cancer. The type II transmembrane serine protease matriptase and the serine protease prostasin are key factors in a proteolytic cascade that regulates epithelial ECM differentiation during development in vertebrates. Here, we show by rescue experiments that the Drosophila proteases Notopleural (Np) and Tracheal-prostasin (Tpr) are functional homologues of matriptase and prostasin, respectively. Np mediates morphogenesis and remodelling of apical ECM during tracheal system development and is essential for maintenance of the transepithelial barrier function. Both Np and Tpr degrade the zona pellucida-domain (ZP-domain) protein Dumpy, a component of the transient tracheal apical ECM. Furthermore, we demonstrate that Tpr zymogen and the ZP domain of the ECM protein Piopio are cleaved by Np and matriptase in vitro. Our data indicate that the evolutionarily conserved ZP domain, present in many ECM proteins of vertebrates and invertebrates, is a novel target of the conserved matriptase-prostasin proteolytic cascade.
巻・号 15(1)
ページ e1007882
公開日 2019-1-1
DOI 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007882
PII PGENETICS-D-18-01994
PMID 30601807
PMC PMC6331135
MeSH Animals Carrier Proteins / genetics* Cell Differentiation / genetics Chitin / genetics Drosophila Proteins / genetics* Drosophila melanogaster / genetics Drosophila melanogaster / growth & development Endopeptidases / genetics* Epithelial Cells / metabolism Epithelium / growth & development* Extracellular Matrix / genetics Extracellular Matrix Proteins / genetics Humans Morphogenesis / genetics* Protein Domains / genetics Serine Endopeptidases / genetics* Signal Transduction
IF 5.175
引用数 2
リソース情報
ショウジョウバエ CAS-0003 DGRC#115238