期刊
MOLECULES
卷 25, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25143239
关键词
extracellular matrix; matricellular protein; cell adhesion; beta 1-integrin; alpha 5-integrin tenascin-C; fibronectin; glioma; glioblastoma; colitis-associated colorectal cancer
Matricellular proteins, which exist in association with the extracellular matrix (ECM) and ECM protein molecules, harbor functional sites within their molecular structures. These functional sites are released through proteolytic cleavage by inflammatory proteinases, such as matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTS), and the peptides containing these functional sites have unique biological activities that are often not detected in the parent molecules. We previously showed that tenascin-C (TNC) and plasma fibronectin (pFN), examples of matricellular proteins, have cryptic bioactive sites that have opposite effects on cell adhesion to the ECM. A peptide containing the bioactive site of TNC, termed TNIIIA2, which is highly released at sites of inflammation and in the tumor microenvironment (TME), has the ability to potently and persistently activate beta 1-integrins. In the opposite manner, the peptide FNIII14 containing the bioactive site of pFN has the ability to inactivate beta 1-integrins. This review highlights that peptide TNIIIA2 can act as a procancer factor and peptide FNIII14 can act as an anticancer agent, based on the regulation on beta 1-integrin activation. Notably, the detrimental effects of TNIIIA2 can be inhibited by FNIII14. These findings open the possibility for new therapeutic strategies based on the inactivation of beta 1-integrin by FNIII14.
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