2008
TNF-&agr; Induces MMP2 Gelatinase Activity and MT1-MMP Expression in an In Vitro Model of Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Degeneration
Séguin CA, Pilliar RM, Madri JA, Kandel RA. TNF-&agr; Induces MMP2 Gelatinase Activity and MT1-MMP Expression in an In Vitro Model of Nucleus Pulposus Tissue Degeneration. Spine 2008, 33: 356-365. PMID: 18277865, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e3181642a5e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCattleElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP KinasesGene ExpressionImmunoblottingIn Vitro TechniquesIntervertebral DiscLuciferasesMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinase 2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaUp-RegulationConceptsMMP-2 gelatinase activityERK MAPK pathwayTranscriptional activationMT1-MMPElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysMT1-MMP promoterMMP-2 geneMobility shift assaysSignal transduction mechanismsProtein levelsERK 1/2 activationNP tissuesTranscription factorsShift assaysMT1-MMP expressionReporter constructsTNF-alpha inductionERK MAPKGelatinase activityLuciferase constructEgr-1TNF-alpha treatmentMMP-2 activationSP-1Transduction mechanisms
1999
Egr-1 Mediates Extracellular Matrix-driven Transcription of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelium*
Haas T, Stitelman D, Davis S, Apte S, Madri J. Egr-1 Mediates Extracellular Matrix-driven Transcription of Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase in Endothelium*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1999, 274: 22679-22685. PMID: 10428849, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.32.22679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsEarly Growth Response Protein 1Endothelium, VascularExtracellular MatrixGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHalf-LifeImmediate-Early ProteinsMatrix Metalloproteinase 14Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein BindingRatsRNA, MessengerSp1 Transcription FactorTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticUp-RegulationConceptsMembrane type 1 matrix metalloproteinaseEgr-1MT1-MMPTranscription factor Egr-1Number of proteinsExtracellular matrix environmentEnhanced transcriptional activityEndothelial cellsTranscriptional activityPromoter correlatesIncreased transcriptionCellular invasionInvasive phenotypeMatrix metalloproteinaseTranscriptionMatrix environmentMatrix metalloproteinase activityMetalloproteinase activityCellsMatrix metalloproteinasesInvasionIncrease productionAngiogenesisMetalloproteinaseProteinExtracellular Matrix-Driven Matrix Metalloproteinase Production in Endothelial Cells Implications for Angiogenesis
Haas T, Madri J. Extracellular Matrix-Driven Matrix Metalloproteinase Production in Endothelial Cells Implications for Angiogenesis. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 1999, 9: 70-77. PMID: 10578520, DOI: 10.1016/s1050-1738(99)00014-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial matrix moleculesCell-extracellular matrix interactionsBasement membrane matrixMatrix metalloproteinasesTranscriptional activationBlood vessel growthMatrix interactionsNew blood vessel growthMatrix moleculesCell surfaceExtracellular matrixMT1-MMPAdjacent cellsCell interactionsMatrix metalloproteinase productionCurrent understandingVessel growthParticular matrix metalloproteinasesEndothelial cell interactionsPotential roleAngiogenesisMetalloproteinase productionBasement membraneMMP-2Signaling
1998
Three-dimensional Type I Collagen Lattices Induce Coordinate Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases MT1-MMP and MMP-2 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells*
Haas T, Davis S, Madri J. Three-dimensional Type I Collagen Lattices Induce Coordinate Expression of Matrix Metalloproteinases MT1-MMP and MMP-2 in Microvascular Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1998, 273: 3604-3610. PMID: 9452488, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.6.3604.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCells, CulturedCollagenDrug CombinationsEndothelium, VascularEnzyme ActivationEnzyme InhibitorsGelatinasesLamininMatrix Metalloproteinase 2Matrix Metalloproteinases, Membrane-AssociatedMetalloendopeptidasesNeovascularization, PhysiologicProtein ConformationProteoglycansRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-2ConceptsMT1-MMPTwo-dimensional cultureEndothelial cellsThree-dimensional collagen matrixEndothelial cell organizationEndothelial cell angiogenesisEndothelial cell migrationCell organizationCoordinate expressionPutative activatorMT1-MMP activationMMP-2Matrix metalloproteinasesCell migrationFunctional roleMatrix interactionsMatrix remodelingCollagen matrixCell angiogenesisEndothelial cell networksMMP-2 proteinProtein