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Proteolysis of cystatin C by cathepsin D in the breast cancer microenvironment

Laurent-Matha, Valerie ; Huesgen, Pitter F. ; Masson, Olivier ; Derocq, Danielle ; Prebois, Christine ; Gary-Bobo, Magali ; Lecaille, Fabien ; Rebiere, Bertrand ; Meurice, Guillaume and Orear, Cedric , et al. (2012) In FASEB Journal 26(12). p.5172-5181
Abstract
The aspartic protease cathepsin D, a poor prognostic indicator of breast cancer, is abundantly secreted as procathepsin D by human breast cancer cells and self-activates at low pH in vitro, giving rise to catalytically active cathepsin D. Due to a lower extracellular pH in tumor microenvironments compared to normal tissues, cathepsin D may cleave pathophysiological substrates contributing to cancer progression. Here, we show by yeast 2-hybrid and degradomics analyses that cystatin C, the most potent natural secreted inhibitor of cysteine cathepsins, both binds to and is a substrate of extracellular procathepsin D. The amount of cystatin C in the extracellular environment is reduced in the secretome of mouse embryonic fibroblasts stably... (More)
The aspartic protease cathepsin D, a poor prognostic indicator of breast cancer, is abundantly secreted as procathepsin D by human breast cancer cells and self-activates at low pH in vitro, giving rise to catalytically active cathepsin D. Due to a lower extracellular pH in tumor microenvironments compared to normal tissues, cathepsin D may cleave pathophysiological substrates contributing to cancer progression. Here, we show by yeast 2-hybrid and degradomics analyses that cystatin C, the most potent natural secreted inhibitor of cysteine cathepsins, both binds to and is a substrate of extracellular procathepsin D. The amount of cystatin C in the extracellular environment is reduced in the secretome of mouse embryonic fibroblasts stably transfected with human cathepsin D. Cathepsin D extensively cleaved cystatin C in vitro at low pH. Cathepsin D secreted by breast cancer cells also processed cystatin C at the pericellular pH of tumors and so enhancing extracellular proteolytic activity of cysteine cathepsins. Thus, tumor derived cathepsin D assists breast cancer progression by reducing cystatin C activity, which, in turn, enhances cysteine cathepsin proteolytic activity, revealing a new link between protease classes in the protease web.-Laurent-Matha, V., Huesgen, P. F., Masson, O., Derocq, D., Prebois, C., Gary-Bobo, M., Lecaille, F., Rebiere, B., Meurice, G., Orear, C., Hollingsworth, R. E., Abrahamson, M., Lalmanach, G., Overall, C. M., Liaudet-Coopman, E. Proteolysis of cystatin C by cathepsin D in the breast cancer microenvironment. FASEB J. 26, 5172-5181 (2012). www.fasebj.org (Less)
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cancer, protease web
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FASEB Journal
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26
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12
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5172 - 5181
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Wiley
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  • wos:000311838300037
  • scopus:84870332620
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1530-6860
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10.1096/fj.12-205229
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English
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  abstract     = {{The aspartic protease cathepsin D, a poor prognostic indicator of breast cancer, is abundantly secreted as procathepsin D by human breast cancer cells and self-activates at low pH in vitro, giving rise to catalytically active cathepsin D. Due to a lower extracellular pH in tumor microenvironments compared to normal tissues, cathepsin D may cleave pathophysiological substrates contributing to cancer progression. Here, we show by yeast 2-hybrid and degradomics analyses that cystatin C, the most potent natural secreted inhibitor of cysteine cathepsins, both binds to and is a substrate of extracellular procathepsin D. The amount of cystatin C in the extracellular environment is reduced in the secretome of mouse embryonic fibroblasts stably transfected with human cathepsin D. Cathepsin D extensively cleaved cystatin C in vitro at low pH. Cathepsin D secreted by breast cancer cells also processed cystatin C at the pericellular pH of tumors and so enhancing extracellular proteolytic activity of cysteine cathepsins. Thus, tumor derived cathepsin D assists breast cancer progression by reducing cystatin C activity, which, in turn, enhances cysteine cathepsin proteolytic activity, revealing a new link between protease classes in the protease web.-Laurent-Matha, V., Huesgen, P. F., Masson, O., Derocq, D., Prebois, C., Gary-Bobo, M., Lecaille, F., Rebiere, B., Meurice, G., Orear, C., Hollingsworth, R. E., Abrahamson, M., Lalmanach, G., Overall, C. M., Liaudet-Coopman, E. Proteolysis of cystatin C by cathepsin D in the breast cancer microenvironment. FASEB J. 26, 5172-5181 (2012). www.fasebj.org}},
  author       = {{Laurent-Matha, Valerie and Huesgen, Pitter F. and Masson, Olivier and Derocq, Danielle and Prebois, Christine and Gary-Bobo, Magali and Lecaille, Fabien and Rebiere, Bertrand and Meurice, Guillaume and Orear, Cedric and Hollingsworth, Robert E. and Abrahamson, Magnus and Lalmanach, Gilles and Overall, Christopher M. and Liaudet-Coopman, Emmanuelle}},
  issn         = {{1530-6860}},
  keywords     = {{cancer; protease web}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{12}},
  pages        = {{5172--5181}},
  publisher    = {{Wiley}},
  series       = {{FASEB Journal}},
  title        = {{Proteolysis of cystatin C by cathepsin D in the breast cancer microenvironment}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-205229}},
  doi          = {{10.1096/fj.12-205229}},
  volume       = {{26}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}