Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 Interacts with CD74 to Promote AKT Signaling, Monocyte Recruitment Responses, and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation

Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1), an important regulator of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), has recently been shown to interact with CD74, a receptor for macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF). However, the biological effects mediated by TIMP-1 through CD74 remain largely unexplored. Using sequence alignment and in silico protein-protein docking analysis, we demonstrated that TIMP-1 shares residues with both MIF and MIF-2, crucial for CD74 binding, but not for CXCR4. Subcellular colocalization, immunoprecipitation, and internalization experiments supported these findings, demonstrating that TIMP-1 interacts with surface-expressed CD74, resulting in its internalization in a dose-dependent manner, as well as with a soluble CD74 ectodomain fragment (sCD74). This prompted us to study the effects of the TIMP-1-CD74 axis on monocytes and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSCMs) to assess its impact on vascular inflammation. A phospho-kinase array revealed the activation of serine/threonine kinases by TIMP-1 in THP-1 pre-monocytes, in particular AKT. Similarly, TIMP-1 dose-dependently triggered the phosphorylation of AKT and ERK1/2 in primary human monocytes. Importantly, Transwell migration, 3D-based Chemotaxis, and flow adhesion assays demonstrated that TIMP-1 engagement of CD74 strongly promotes the recruitment response of primary human monocytes, while live cell imaging studies revealed a profound activating effect on VSMC proliferation. Finally, re-analysis of scRNA-seq data highlighted the expression patterns of TIMP-1 and CD74 in human atherosclerotic lesions, thus, together with our experimental data, indicating a role for the TIMP-1-CD74 axis in vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

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Cells - 12(2023), 14 vom: 20. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ebert, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Zang, Lan [VerfasserIn]
Ismail, Noor [VerfasserIn]
Otabil, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Fröhlich, Adrian [VerfasserIn]
Egea, Virginia [VerfasserIn]
Ács, Susann [VerfasserIn]
Hoeberg, Mikkel [VerfasserIn]
Berres, Marie-Luise [VerfasserIn]
Weber, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Moreira, José M A [VerfasserIn]
Ries, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Bernhagen, Jürgen [VerfasserIn]
El Bounkari, Omar [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Atherogenesis
Cell migration/adhesion
Chemokine
Cytokine
EC 2.7.11.1
Journal Article
Proliferation
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1
Vascular inflammation

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Date Completed 31.07.2023

Date Revised 31.07.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cells12141899

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360084354