PMID: 10356396 , Related PDB id: 1CK7
Authors:
Morgunova E, Tuuttila A, Bergmann U, Isupov M, Lindqvist Y, Schneider G, Tryggvason K
Title:
Structure of human pro-matrix metalloproteinase-2: activation mechanism revealed.
Journal:
Science. 1999 Jun 4;284(5420):1667-70.
Abstract:
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) catalyze extracellular matrix degradation. Control of their activity is a promising target for therapy of diseases characterized by abnormal connective tissue turnover. MMPs are expressed as latent proenzymes that are activated by proteolytic cleavage that triggers a conformational change in the propeptide (cysteine switch). The structure of proMMP-2 reveals how the propeptide shields the catalytic cleft and that the cysteine switch may operate through cleavage of loops essential for propeptide stability.