Cleaves the C-terminal propeptides of procollagen I, II and III. Induces cartilage and bone formation. May participate in dorsoventral patterning during early development by cleaving chordin (CHRD). Responsible for the proteolytic activation of lysyl oxidase LOX.
The function that stimulates a cell to grow or proliferate. Most growth factors have other actions besides the induction of cell growth or proliferation.
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of peptide bonds by a mechanism in which water acts as a nucleophile, one or two metal ions hold the water molecule in place, and charged amino acid side chains are ligands for the metal ions.
J. Biol. Chem. 269, 32572-32578 (1994)[PubMed:7798260]
Bone morphogenetic protein-1 (BMP-1) is a metalloprotease purified from extracts capable of inducing ectopic bone formation. In humans, it has a domain structure similar to that of the Drosophila dorsal-ventral patterning gene-product tolloid (Tld), but is considerably shorter. Here we show that, in humans and mice, alternatively spliced transcripts encode BMP-1 and a longer protein, designated mammalian tolloid (mTld), with a domain structure identical to that of Drosophila Tld. A third alternatively spliced product, in which a novel domain is inserted near the BMP-1 C terminus, is also reported. Low levels of transcripts for mTld were found in all adult human tissues surveyed, while BMP-1 transcripts were detectable in all adult tissues except brain. This differential expression was mirrored in embryonic mouse tissues where in situ hybridization found high levels of mTld transcripts, but was unable to detect BMP-1 transcripts, in the floor plate of the neural tube of the developing central nervous system. The third alternatively spliced form was not detected in adult human tissues. In situ hybridizations found punctate signals for all three forms localized to trophoblast giant cells in 17.5-day mouse placenta, with highest levels of expression, especially for BMP-1, near the maternal interface.
Catalysis of the hydrolysis of a peptide bond. A peptide bond is a covalent bond formed when the carbon atom from the carboxyl group of one amino acid shares electrons with the nitrogen atom from the amino group of a second amino acid.
Drosophila metalloproteinase Tolloid (TLD) is responsible for cleaving the antagonist Short gastrulation (SOG), thereby regulating signaling by the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) Decapentaplegic (DPP). In mice there are four TLD-related proteinases, two of which, BMP1 and mammalian Tolloid-like 1 (mTLL1), are responsible for cleaving the SOG orthologue Chordin, thereby regulating signaling by DPP orthologues BMP2 and 4. However, although TLD mutations markedly dorsalize Drosophila embryos, mice doubly homozygous null for BMP1 and mTLL1 genes are not dorsalized in early development. Only a single TLD-related proteinase has previously been reported for zebrafish, and mutation of the zebrafish TLD gene (mini fin) results only in mild dorsalization, manifested by loss of the most ventral cell types of the tail. Here we identify and map the zebrafish BMP1 gene bmp1. Knockdown of BMP1 expression results in a mild tail phenotype. However, simultaneous knockdown of mini fin and bmp1 results in severe dorsalization resembling the Swirl (swr) and Snailhouse (snh) phenotypes; caused by defects in major zebrafish ventralizing genes bmp2b and bmp7, respectively. We conclude that bmp1 and mfn gene products functionally overlap and are together responsible for a key portion of the Chordin processing activity necessary to formation of the zebrafish dorsoventral axis.
The procollagen COOH-terminal proteinase enhancer (PCPE) is a glycoprotein that binds the COOH-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen and potentiates its cleavage by procollagen C-proteinases, such as bone morphogenetic protein-1 (BMP-1). Recently, sequencing of a human expressed sequence tag, which maps near the primary open angle glaucoma region on chromosome 3q21, showed it to encode a novel protein with only 43% identity with PCPE but with a similar domain structure. Here we show this novel protein to be a functional procollagen COOH-terminal proteinase enhancer with activity comparable with that of PCPE and thus propose the designations PCPE2 and PCPE1, respectively. PCPE2 is shown to have a much more limited distribution of expression than does PCPE1, with strong expression primarily in nonossified cartilage in developing tissues and at high levels in the adult heart. PCPE2 is shown to be a glycoprotein that differs markedly in the nature of its glycosylation from that of PCPE1. PCPE2 is also shown to have markedly stronger affinity for heparin than PCPE1, which may account for higher affinities for cell layers. Unexpectedly, both PCPE1 and PCPE2 were found to be collagen-binding proteins, capable of binding at multiple sites on the triple helical portions of fibrillar collagens and also capable of competing for such binding with procollagen C-proteinases. The latter observations may provide insights into the ways PCPEs affect the kinetics of the C-proteinase reaction and into the physical interactions that occur between procollagen C-proteinases and their substrates.
Protein extracts derived from bone can initiate the process that begins with cartilage formation and ends in de novo bone formation. The critical components of this extract, termed bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), that direct cartilage and bone formation as well as the constitutive elements supplied by the animal during this process have long remained unclear. Amino acid sequence has been derived from a highly purified preparation of BMP from bovine bone. Now, human complementary DNA clones corresponding to three polypeptides present in this BMP preparation have been isolated, and expression of the recombinant human proteins have been obtained. Each of the three (BMP-1, BMP-2A, and BMP-3) appears to be independently capable of inducing the formation of cartilage in vivo. Two of the encoded proteins (BMP-2A and BMP-3) are new members of the TGF-beta supergene family, while the third, BMP-1, appears to be a novel regulatory molecule.
The process in which relatively unspecialized cells, e.g. embryonic or regenerative cells, acquire specialized structural and/or functional features that characterize the cells, tissues, or organs of the mature organism or some other relatively stable phase of the organism's life history. Differentiation includes the processes involved in commitment of a cell to a specific fate and its subsequent development to the mature state.
The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of a multicellular organism over time from an initial condition (e.g. a zygote or a young adult) to a later condition (e.g. a multicellular animal or an aged adult).
J. Biol. Chem. 269, 32572-32578 (1994)[PubMed:7798260]
Bone morphogenetic protein-1 (BMP-1) is a metalloprotease purified from extracts capable of inducing ectopic bone formation. In humans, it has a domain structure similar to that of the Drosophila dorsal-ventral patterning gene-product tolloid (Tld), but is considerably shorter. Here we show that, in humans and mice, alternatively spliced transcripts encode BMP-1 and a longer protein, designated mammalian tolloid (mTld), with a domain structure identical to that of Drosophila Tld. A third alternatively spliced product, in which a novel domain is inserted near the BMP-1 C terminus, is also reported. Low levels of transcripts for mTld were found in all adult human tissues surveyed, while BMP-1 transcripts were detectable in all adult tissues except brain. This differential expression was mirrored in embryonic mouse tissues where in situ hybridization found high levels of mTld transcripts, but was unable to detect BMP-1 transcripts, in the floor plate of the neural tube of the developing central nervous system. The third alternatively spliced form was not detected in adult human tissues. In situ hybridizations found punctate signals for all three forms localized to trophoblast giant cells in 17.5-day mouse placenta, with highest levels of expression, especially for BMP-1, near the maternal interface.
Any process that increases the rate, frequency, or extent of cartilage development, the process whose specific outcome is the progression of the cartilage over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Cartilage is a connective tissue dominated by extracellular matrix containing collagen type II and large amounts of proteoglycan, particularly chondroitin sulfate.
Protein extracts derived from bone can initiate the process that begins with cartilage formation and ends in de novo bone formation. The critical components of this extract, termed bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), that direct cartilage and bone formation as well as the constitutive elements supplied by the animal during this process have long remained unclear. Amino acid sequence has been derived from a highly purified preparation of BMP from bovine bone. Now, human complementary DNA clones corresponding to three polypeptides present in this BMP preparation have been isolated, and expression of the recombinant human proteins have been obtained. Each of the three (BMP-1, BMP-2A, and BMP-3) appears to be independently capable of inducing the formation of cartilage in vivo. Two of the encoded proteins (BMP-2A and BMP-3) are new members of the TGF-beta supergene family, while the third, BMP-1, appears to be a novel regulatory molecule.
Drosophila metalloproteinase Tolloid (TLD) is responsible for cleaving the antagonist Short gastrulation (SOG), thereby regulating signaling by the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) Decapentaplegic (DPP). In mice there are four TLD-related proteinases, two of which, BMP1 and mammalian Tolloid-like 1 (mTLL1), are responsible for cleaving the SOG orthologue Chordin, thereby regulating signaling by DPP orthologues BMP2 and 4. However, although TLD mutations markedly dorsalize Drosophila embryos, mice doubly homozygous null for BMP1 and mTLL1 genes are not dorsalized in early development. Only a single TLD-related proteinase has previously been reported for zebrafish, and mutation of the zebrafish TLD gene (mini fin) results only in mild dorsalization, manifested by loss of the most ventral cell types of the tail. Here we identify and map the zebrafish BMP1 gene bmp1. Knockdown of BMP1 expression results in a mild tail phenotype. However, simultaneous knockdown of mini fin and bmp1 results in severe dorsalization resembling the Swirl (swr) and Snailhouse (snh) phenotypes; caused by defects in major zebrafish ventralizing genes bmp2b and bmp7, respectively. We conclude that bmp1 and mfn gene products functionally overlap and are together responsible for a key portion of the Chordin processing activity necessary to formation of the zebrafish dorsoventral axis.
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the skeleton over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The skeleton is the bony framework of the body in vertebrates (endoskeleton) or the hard outer envelope of insects (exoskeleton or dermoskeleton).
J. Biol. Chem. 269, 32572-32578 (1994)[PubMed:7798260]
Bone morphogenetic protein-1 (BMP-1) is a metalloprotease purified from extracts capable of inducing ectopic bone formation. In humans, it has a domain structure similar to that of the Drosophila dorsal-ventral patterning gene-product tolloid (Tld), but is considerably shorter. Here we show that, in humans and mice, alternatively spliced transcripts encode BMP-1 and a longer protein, designated mammalian tolloid (mTld), with a domain structure identical to that of Drosophila Tld. A third alternatively spliced product, in which a novel domain is inserted near the BMP-1 C terminus, is also reported. Low levels of transcripts for mTld were found in all adult human tissues surveyed, while BMP-1 transcripts were detectable in all adult tissues except brain. This differential expression was mirrored in embryonic mouse tissues where in situ hybridization found high levels of mTld transcripts, but was unable to detect BMP-1 transcripts, in the floor plate of the neural tube of the developing central nervous system. The third alternatively spliced form was not detected in adult human tissues. In situ hybridizations found punctate signals for all three forms localized to trophoblast giant cells in 17.5-day mouse placenta, with highest levels of expression, especially for BMP-1, near the maternal interface.
Procollagen C-peptidase, also known as bone morphogenetic protein 1 (BMP-1), is a multidomain, zinc endopeptidase of the astacin M12A family. BMP-1 is the prototype of a small group of proteases that have key roles in extracellular matrix formation and morphogenesis. BMP-1, its splice form mTLD, and the related proteases TLL-1 and TLL-2 are considered as promising drug targets for the treatment of excessive fibrosis and muscle wasting. We report here the crystal structures of the protease domains of human BMP-1 and the closely related Tolloid-like protease 1 (TLL-1). The crystal structures reveal an unexpected conformation of a cysteine-rich loop within the active site, and suggest that a flap movement is required in order to allow substrate binding. On the basis of these substantial differences between the BMP-1 and astacin active sites, a structural basis for their differing substrate specificities is proposed.
Protein involved in chondrogenesis, the mechanism of cartilage formation. Chondrogenesis proceeds through determination of cells and their aggregation into prechondrogenic condensations, differentiation into chondrocytes, and later maturation. The formation of the long bones requires a cartilage template.
Protein involved in differentiation, the developmental process of a multicellular organism by which cells become specialized for particular functions. Differentiation requires selective expression of the genome; the fully differentiated state may be preceded by a stage in which the cell is already programmed for differentiation but is not yet expressing the characteristic phenotype determination. Also used for fungal conidiation proteins, and for some bacteria that present specialization of function in cell types, such as Caulobacter crescentus.
Protein involved in osteogenesis, the mechanism of bone formation wether intramembranous or endochondral. In intramembranous ossification, bone is formed by differentiation of mesenchymal cells into osteoblasts with absence of a cartilaginous model. The flat bones of the skull, the sternum, and the scapula are examples of bones that develop by intramembranous ossification. The term endochondral refers to the close association of the developing bone with the pre-existing hyaline cartilage model of that bone. The long bones of the limbs (including the phalanges) and the ribs develop by endochondral ossification.
Small secreted proteins from higher eukaryotes which affect the growth, division and functions of other cells, e.g. interleukins, lymphokines, TNF and interferons. Generally, growth factors are not classified as cytokines, though TGF is an exception. Chemokines are a subset of cytokines. They differ from classical hormones in that they are produced by a number of tissues or cell types rather than by specialized glands. They generally act locally in a paracrine or autocrine rather than endocrine manner.
Protein involved in development, the process whereby a multicellular organism develops from its early immature forms, e.g., zygote, larva, embryo, into an adult.
Protein which, by binding to a cell-surface receptor, triggers an intracellular signal-transduction pathway leading to differentiation, proliferation, or other cellular response.
Enzyme which catalyzes hydrolysis reaction, i.e. the addition of the hydrogen and hydroxyl ions of water to a molecule with its consequent splitting into two or more simpler molecules.
A reference proteome is a set of protein sequences derived from a complete proteome which constitutes a defined standard for a particular user community. Reference proteomes are manually defined according to a number of criteria. They cover the proteomes of well- studied model organisms and other proteomes of interest for biomedical and biotechnological research. Reference proteomes have been selected to provide broad coverage of the tree of life, and constitute a representative cross-section of the taxonomic diversity to be found within UniProtKB.
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