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Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Activation by Perturbing Protein-Protein Interactions Using a Cyclic Peptide.


ABSTRACT: We report on a cyclic peptide that inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) activation with a low-nM-level potency. This inhibitor specifically binds to the D570-A583 epitope on proMMP2 and interferes with the protein-protein interaction (PPI) between proMMP2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP2), thereby preventing the TIMP2-assisted proMMP2 activation process. We developed this cyclic peptide inhibitor through an epitope-targeted library screening process and validated its binding to proMMP2. Using a human melanoma cell line, we demonstrated the cyclic peptide's ability to modulate cellular MMP2 activities and inhibit cell migration. These results provide the first successful example of targeting the PPI between proMMP2 and TIMP2, confirming the feasibility of an MMP2 inhibition strategy that has been sought after for 2 decades.

SUBMITTER: Sarkar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7437931 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inhibiting Matrix Metalloproteinase-2 Activation by Perturbing Protein-Protein Interactions Using a Cyclic Peptide.

Sarkar Priyanka P   Li Zhonghan Z   Ren Wendan W   Wang Siwen S   Shao Shiqun S   Sun Jianan J   Ren Xiaodong X   Perkins Nicole G NG   Guo Zhili Z   Chang Chia-En A CA   Song Jikui J   Xue Min M  

Journal of medicinal chemistry 20200618 13


We report on a cyclic peptide that inhibits matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP2) activation with a low-nM-level potency. This inhibitor specifically binds to the D<sub>570</sub>-A<sub>583</sub> epitope on proMMP2 and interferes with the protein-protein interaction (PPI) between proMMP2 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2 (TIMP2), thereby preventing the TIMP2-assisted proMMP2 activation process. We developed this cyclic peptide inhibitor through an epitope-targeted library screening process  ...[more]

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