Identification of peptide inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinase 1 using an in-house assay system for the enzyme

Moon Won Min, Chae Eun Kim, Sushma Chauhan, Hyeon Ji Park, Chang Seo Park, Tae Hyeon Yoo, Taek Jin Kang

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Abstract

Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc-dependent proteases involved in the degradation of extracellular matrix proteins. As one of the isoforms, MMP-1 breaks down collagen, and its activity is known to be important in wound healing. Its timely and adequate level of expression is pivotal because MMP-1 is also involved in the damage or aging of skins as well as in certain types of cancers. Thus, both assaying the MMP-1 activity and developing its inhibitors are of great importance. We here developed an in-house assay system that gave us the high degree of freedom in screening peptide inhibitors of MMP-1. The assay system utilized a circularly permutated fusion of β-lactamase and its inhibitory protein through an MMP-1-sensitive linker so that the activity of MMP-1 could be translated into that of β-lactamase. As a proof of concept, we applied the developed assay system to initial screens of MMP-1 inhibitors and successfully identified one lead peptide that inhibited the collagenase activity of the enzyme.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-69
Number of pages5
JournalEnzyme and Microbial Technology
Volume127
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Collagen degradation
  • Matrix metalloproteinase 1
  • Peptide inhibitor
  • Protease inhibition
  • Zymogen

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