PMID- 9288970 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19970918 LR - 20220318 IS - 0028-0836 (Print) IS - 0028-0836 (Linking) VI - 389 IP - 6646 DP - 1997 Sep 4 TI - Mechanism of inhibition of the human matrix metalloproteinase stromelysin-1 by TIMP-1. PG - 77-81 AB - Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are zinc endopeptidases that are required for the degradation of extracellular matrix components during normal embryo development, morphogenesis and tissue remodelling. Their proteolytic activities are precisely regulated by endogenous tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs). Disruption of this balance results in diseases such as arthritis, atherosclerosis, tumour growth and metastasis. Here we report the crystal structure of an MMP-TIMP complex formed between the catalytic domain of human stromelysin-1 (MMP-3) and human TIMP-1. TIMP-1, a 184-residue protein, has the shape of an elongated, contiguous wedge. With its long edge, consisting of five different chain regions, it occupies the entire length of the active-site cleft of MMP-3. The central disulphide-linked segments Cys 1-Thr 2-Cys 3-Val 4 and Ser 68-Val 69 bind to either side of the catalytic zinc. Cys 1 bidentally coordinates this zinc, and the Thr-2 side chain extends into the large specificity pocket of MMP-3. This unusual architecture of the interface between MMP-3 and TIMP-1 suggests new possibilities for designing TIMP variants and synthetic MMP inhibitors with potential therapeutic applications. FAU - Gomis-Ruth, F X AU - Gomis-Ruth FX AD - Max-Planck-Institut fur Biochemie, Abteilung fur Strukturforschung, Martinsried, Germany. FAU - Maskos, K AU - Maskos K FAU - Betz, M AU - Betz M FAU - Bergner, A AU - Bergner A FAU - Huber, R AU - Huber R FAU - Suzuki, K AU - Suzuki K FAU - Yoshida, N AU - Yoshida N FAU - Nagase, H AU - Nagase H FAU - Brew, K AU - Brew K FAU - Bourenkov, G P AU - Bourenkov GP FAU - Bartunik, H AU - Bartunik H FAU - Bode, W AU - Bode W LA - eng SI - PDB/1UEA PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. PL - England TA - Nature JT - Nature JID - 0410462 RN - 0 (Glycoproteins) RN - 0 (Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Protease Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases) RN - EC 3.4.24.17 (Matrix Metalloproteinase 3) SB - IM MH - Binding Sites MH - Crystallography, X-Ray MH - Drug Design MH - Glycoproteins/*chemistry/pharmacology MH - Glycosylation MH - Humans MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase 3/*chemistry MH - Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitors MH - Models, Molecular MH - Protease Inhibitors/chemical synthesis/*chemistry/pharmacology MH - Protein Conformation MH - Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases EDAT- 1997/09/04 00:00 MHDA- 2001/03/23 10:01 CRDT- 1997/09/04 00:00 PHST- 1997/09/04 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2001/03/23 10:01 [medline] PHST- 1997/09/04 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1038/37995 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nature. 1997 Sep 4;389(6646):77-81. doi: 10.1038/37995.