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. 2010 Sep 2;116(9):1559-69.
doi: 10.1182/blood-2009-12-257089. Epub 2010 May 26.

KIF5B and KIF3A/KIF3B kinesins drive MT1-MMP surface exposure, CD44 shedding, and extracellular matrix degradation in primary macrophages

Christiane Wiesner  1 , Jan Faix, Mirko Himmel, Frank Bentzien, Stefan Linder
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KIF5B and KIF3A/KIF3B kinesins drive MT1-MMP surface exposure, CD44 shedding, and extracellular matrix degradation in primary macrophages

Christiane Wiesner et al. Blood. .
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Abstract

The matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) MT1-MMP plays pivotal roles in leukocyte physiology such as monocyte diapedesis, dendritic cell migration, and T-cell homing. MT1-MMP is a surface-anchored "master switch" proteinase that cleaves a variety of substrates including extracellular matrix components, matrix receptors, and also other MMPs. However, little is known about the mechanisms enabling intracellular trafficking and exposure of MT1-MMP on the cell surface. We now show that, in primary human macrophages, MT1-MMP-positive vesicles travel bidirectionally along microtubules, in a process regulated by KIF5B and KIF3A/KIF3B kinesins. SiRNA-induced knockdown revealed that transport by KIF5B and KIF3A/KIF3B is crucial for delivery of MT1-MMP to the cell surface and also for surface-associated functions of MT1-MMP, such as shedding of the matrix receptors CD44 and syndecan-1 or degradation of extracellular matrix at podosomes. These data show that kinesin-mediated intracellular transport of MT1-MMP is a pivotal process that allows macrophages to dynamically modify their pericellular environment. These data also identify specific kinesins as potential targets for the early manipulation of MT1-MMP activity in tissues.

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