HAI-2 stabilizes, inhibits and regulates SEA-cleavage-dependent secretory transport of matriptase

Annika Weile Nonboe, Oliver Krigslund, Christoffer Søndergård, Signe Skovbjerg Thomsen, Stine Friis, Martin Nybo Andersen, Vincent Ellis, Makiko Kawaguchi, Hiroaki Kataoka, Thomas H. Bugge, Lotte Vogel

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Abstract

It has recently been shown that hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-2 (HAI-2) is able to suppress carcinogenesis induced by overexpression of matriptase, as well as cause regression of individual established tumors in a mouse model system. However, the role of HAI-2 is poorly understood. In this study, we describe 3 mutations in the binding loop of the HAI-2 Kunitz domain 1 (K42N, C47F and R48L) that cause a delay in the SEA domain cleavage of matriptase, leading to accumulation of non-SEA domain cleaved matriptase in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We suggest that, like other known SEA domains, the matriptase SEA domain auto-cleaves and reflects that correct oligomerization, maturation, and/or folding has been obtained. Our results suggest that the HAI-2 Kunitz domain 1 mutants influence the flux of matriptase to the plasma membrane by affecting the oligomerization, maturation and/or folding of matriptase, and as a result the SEA domain cleavage of matriptase. Two of the HAI-2 Kunitz domain 1 mutants investigated (C47F, R48L and C47F/R48L) also displayed a reduced ability to proteolytically silence matriptase. Hence, HAI-2 separately stabilizes matriptase, regulates the secretory transport, possibly via maturation/oligomerization and inhibits the proteolytic activity of matriptase in the ER, and possible throughout the secretory pathway.

Original languageEnglish
JournalTraffic
Volume18
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)378-391
Number of pages14
ISSN1398-9219
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2017

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