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ADAMTS-7 Modulates Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation by Degradation of TIMP-1.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ADAMTS7 locus was genome-wide significantly associated with coronary artery disease. Lack of the ECM (extracellular matrix) protease ADAMTS-7 (A disintegrin and metalloproteinase-7) was shown to reduce atherosclerotic plaque formation. Here, we sought to identify molecular mechanisms and downstream targets of ADAMTS-7 mediating the risk of atherosclerosis.

Methods

Targets of ADAMTS-7 were identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry of atherosclerotic plaques from Apoe^-/- and Apoe^-/-Adamts7^-/- mice. ECM proteins were identified using solubility profiling. Putative targets were validated using immunofluorescence, in vitro degradation assays, coimmunoprecipitation, and Förster resonance energy transfer-based protein-protein interaction assays. ADAMTS7 expression was measured in fibrous caps of human carotid artery plaques.

Results

In humans, ADAMTS7 expression was higher in caps of unstable as compared to stable carotid plaques. Compared to Apoe^-/- mice, atherosclerotic aortas of Apoe^-/- mice lacking Adamts-7 (Apoe^-/-Adamts7^-/-) contained higher protein levels of Timp-1 (tissue inhibitor of metalloprotease-1). In coimmunoprecipitation experiments, the catalytic domain of ADAMTS-7 bound to TIMP-1, which was degraded in the presence of ADAMTS-7 in vitro. ADAMTS-7 reduced the inhibitory capacity of TIMP-1 at its canonical target MMP-9 (matrix metalloprotease-9). As a downstream mechanism, we investigated collagen content in plaques of Apoe^-/- and Apoe^-/-Adamts7^-/- mice after a Western diet. Picrosirius red staining of the aortic root revealed less collagen as a readout of higher MMP-9 activity in Apoe^-/- as compared to Apoe^-/- Adamts7^-/- mice. To facilitate high-throughput screening for ADAMTS-7 inhibitors with the aim of decreasing TIMP-1 degradation, we designed a Förster resonance energy transfer-based assay targeting the ADAMTS-7 catalytic site.

Conclusions

ADAMTS-7, which is induced in unstable atherosclerotic plaques, decreases TIMP-1 stability reducing its inhibitory effect on MMP-9, which is known to promote collagen degradation and is likewise associated with coronary artery disease. Disrupting the interaction of ADAMTS-7 and TIMP-1 might be a strategy to increase collagen content and plaque stability for the reduction of atherosclerosis-related events.

SUBMITTER: Sharifi MA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7615141 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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ADAMTS-7 Modulates Atherosclerotic Plaque Formation by Degradation of TIMP-1.

Sharifi M Amin MA Wierer Michael M Dang Tan An TA Milic Jelena J Moggio Aldo A Sachs Nadja N von Scheidt Moritz M Hinterdobler Julia J Müller Philipp P Werner Julia J Stiller Barbara B Aherrahrou Zouhair Z Erdmann Jeanette J Zaliani Andrea A Graettinger Mira M Reinshagen Jeanette J Gul Sheraz S Gribbon Philip P Maegdefessel Lars L Bernhagen Jürgen J Sager Hendrik B HB Mann Matthias M Schunkert Heribert H Kessler Thorsten T

Circulation research 20230907 8

<h4>Background</h4>The <i>ADAMTS7</i> locus was genome-wide significantly associated with coronary artery disease. Lack of the ECM (extracellular matrix) protease ADAMTS-7 (A disintegrin and metalloproteinase-7) was shown to reduce atherosclerotic plaque formation. Here, we sought to identify molecular mechanisms and downstream targets of ADAMTS-7 mediating the risk of atherosclerosis.<h4>Methods</h4>Targets of ADAMTS-7 were identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry of atherosclerotic plaq ...[more]

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