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The Cytoplasmic Domain Of Membrane-Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase Is Required For Its Survival-Promoting, But Not Its Migration-Promoting Function In Mcf-7 Breast Cancer Cells, Jacob Jh Pelling
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Membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase (MT1-MMP) is a multifunctional protease that degrades proteins during cell migration, and influences cell survival. Both the protein localization and signal transduction capabilities of MT1-MMP depend on its cytoplasmic domain (CD), indicative of a diverse regulatory function. The effects of CD mutations on cell migration and survival were examined by ectopically expressing MT1-MMP variants in MCF-7 cells. CD alteration by substitution or deletion did not abolish the migration-promoting effects of MT1-MMP, but did decrease cell survival and increase apoptosis. Expression of CD-altered MT1-MMP resulted in a protrusive cell morphology in 3D culture that was lost upon …