TY - JOUR
T1 - Endogenous plasmin converts Glu-plasminogen to Lys-plasminogen on the monocytoid cell surface
AU - Zhang, L.
AU - Gong, Y.
AU - Grella, D. K.
AU - Castellino, F. J.
AU - Miles, L. A.
PY - 2003/6
Y1 - 2003/6
N2 - Recently, we showed that localization of Glu-plasminogen on cell surfaces enhances its conversion to Lys-plasminogen by exogenous plasmin. This leads to stimulation of plasminogen activation because Lys-plasminogen is the preferred substrate on cell surfaces. Here, we show that Gluplasminogen was converted to Lys-plasminogen on monocytoid cells in the absence of exogenous plasmin. Culture of cells under serum-free conditions did not affect this conversion, suggesting that the enzymatic activity was cell-derived. Therefore, we tested whether endogenous monocytoid plasminogen could provide a source of plasmin to convert cell-associated Gluplasminogen to Lys-plasminogen because plasmin is the only enzyme known to effect this reaction. We used a recombinant human plasminogen mutant, [D(646)E]Pg, which can be cleaved by plasminogen activators, but cannot catalyze the generation of Lys-plasminogen. Upon incubation with either THP-1 or U937 monocytoid cells, 35 and 38%, respectively, of the cell-bound ligand was converted to Lys-[D(646)E]Pg. Trasylol, α2-antiplasmin, and an anticatalytic antiplasminogen monoclonal antibody decreased Lys-[D(646)E]Pg formation to < 5% on monocytoid cells, consistent with a plasmin-dependent mechanism. Plasminogen was detected in these cells by Northern blotting and RT-PCR. Our results suggest that plasmin converts cell-bound Glu-plasminogen to Lys-plasminogen and that this enzyme is produced by activation of monocytoid plasminogen by endogenous monocytoid plasminogen activators to enhance plasminogen activation on the monocytoid cell surface.
AB - Recently, we showed that localization of Glu-plasminogen on cell surfaces enhances its conversion to Lys-plasminogen by exogenous plasmin. This leads to stimulation of plasminogen activation because Lys-plasminogen is the preferred substrate on cell surfaces. Here, we show that Gluplasminogen was converted to Lys-plasminogen on monocytoid cells in the absence of exogenous plasmin. Culture of cells under serum-free conditions did not affect this conversion, suggesting that the enzymatic activity was cell-derived. Therefore, we tested whether endogenous monocytoid plasminogen could provide a source of plasmin to convert cell-associated Gluplasminogen to Lys-plasminogen because plasmin is the only enzyme known to effect this reaction. We used a recombinant human plasminogen mutant, [D(646)E]Pg, which can be cleaved by plasminogen activators, but cannot catalyze the generation of Lys-plasminogen. Upon incubation with either THP-1 or U937 monocytoid cells, 35 and 38%, respectively, of the cell-bound ligand was converted to Lys-[D(646)E]Pg. Trasylol, α2-antiplasmin, and an anticatalytic antiplasminogen monoclonal antibody decreased Lys-[D(646)E]Pg formation to < 5% on monocytoid cells, consistent with a plasmin-dependent mechanism. Plasminogen was detected in these cells by Northern blotting and RT-PCR. Our results suggest that plasmin converts cell-bound Glu-plasminogen to Lys-plasminogen and that this enzyme is produced by activation of monocytoid plasminogen by endogenous monocytoid plasminogen activators to enhance plasminogen activation on the monocytoid cell surface.
KW - Monocyte
KW - Plasmin
KW - Plasminogen
KW - Plasminogen activation
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00155.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00155.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12871329
AN - SCOPUS:2142751533
SN - 1538-7933
VL - 1
SP - 1264
EP - 1270
JO - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
JF - Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
IS - 6
ER -