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    J Biol Chem. 2004 May 7;279(19):20461-70. Epub 2004 Feb 27.

    Mint-3 regulates the retrieval of the internalized membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase, MT5-MMP, to the plasma membrane by binding to its carboxyl end motif EWV.

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    Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

    Abstract

    Membrane type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) play a critical role in promoting cell growth and migration within the extracellular matrix by trafficking to specialized areas. Here we show that the carboxyl EWV motif of MT5-MMP serves as a retrieval signal for internalized MT5-MMP by interacting with Mint-3, a protein with two type III PDZ domains. Deletion of the EWV signal impairs the recycling of MT5-MMP without affecting its internalization, leading to decreased activity on the cell surface. A yeast two-hybrid screening identified Mint-3 as the EWV-binding protein. Mint-3 stimulates MT5-MMP activity when expressed at low levels in an EWV-dependent fashion, but inhibits its activity at higher levels independent of the EWV motif. siRNA-mediated knockdown of endogenous Mint-3 decreased MT5-MMP activity. Furthermore, Mint-3 significantly increased the level of MT5-MMP on the cell surface without affecting its synthesis and internalization. Therefore, Mints may be the adaptor proteins that regulate the trafficking of MT-MMPs.

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    14990567
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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