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Purification and Cloning of Aggrecanase-1: A Member of the ADAMTS Family of Proteins

Tortorella, M. D., Burn, T. C., Pratta, M. A., Abbaszade, I., Hollis, J. M., Liu, R., Rosenfeld, S. A., Copeland, R. A. +20 more·1999·Science

Abstract

We purified, cloned, and expressed aggrecanase, a protease that is thought to be responsible for the degradation of cartilage aggrecan in arthritic diseases. Aggrecanase-1 [a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs–4 (ADAMTS-4)] is a member of the ADAMTS protein family that cleaves aggrecan at the glutamic acid-373–alanine-374 bond. The identification of this protease provides a specific target for the development of therapeutics to prevent cartilage degradation in arthritis.

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Tortorella, M. D., Burn, T. C., Pratta, M. A., Abbaszade, I., Hollis, J. M., Liu, R., Rosenfeld, S. A., Copeland, R. A., Decicco, C. P., Wynn, R., Rockwell, A., Yang, F., Duke, J. L., Solomon, K., George, H., Bruckner, R., Nagase, H., Itoh, Y., Ellis, D. M., Ross, H., Wiswall, B. H., Murphy, K., Hillman, M. C., Hollis, G. F., Newton, R. C., Magolda, R. L., Trzaskos, J. M., & Arner, E. C.
Affiliations
  • Department of Inflammatory Diseases Research,
  • Department of Applied Biotechnology,
  • Department of Enzymology,
  • DuPont (United States) (US)
  • University of Kansas (US)
Corresponding author
  • Itoh, Y.
  • Arner, E. C.
Venue
Science
Published
1999-06-04
Volume
284
Issue
5420
Pages
1664-1666
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2167869180
Cited by
686
References
28
Citations by year
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FWCI
22.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
Keywords
ADAMTS-4, ADAMTS family, aggrecan, protease purification, gene cloning, cartilage degeneration, arthritis, proteolytic cleavage, therapeutic target
MeSH terms
ADAMTS1 Protein, ADAMTS4 Protein, Amino Acid Sequence, Arthritis, Cartilage, Cloning, Molecular, Humans, Hydroxamic Acids, Interleukin-1, Metalloendopeptidases, Molecular Sequence Data, Procollagen N-Endopeptidase, Protease Inhibitors, Proteoglycans, Recombinant Proteins, Extracellular Matrix Proteins, Sequence Analysis, Disintegrins, Catalytic Domain, Protein Sorting Signals, Lectins, C-Type, ADAM Proteins, Aggrecans

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