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    Investigating ADAMTS-mediated aggrecanolysis in mouse cartilage
    Stanton, H ; Golub, SB ; Rogerson, FM ; Last, K ; Little, CB ; Fosang, AJ (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2011-03)
    Proteolysis of the cartilage proteoglycan aggrecan is a feature of arthritis. We present a method for analyzing aggrecanolysis in in vitro cultures of 3-week-old mouse femoral head cartilage based on traditional methods developed for large animal species. Investigators can choose either a simple analysis that detects several aggrecan fragments released into culture medium only or a more comprehensive study that detects all fragments present in both the medium and the cartilage matrix. The protocol comprises (i) cartilage culture and optional cartilage extraction, (ii) a quick and simple colorimetric assay for quantitating aggrecan and (iii) neoepitope western blotting to identify specific aggrecan fragments partitioning to the medium or cartilage compartments. The crucial difference between the methods for mice and larger animals is that the proportion of aggrecan in a given sample is normalized to total aggrecan rather than to tissue wet weight. This necessary break from tradition arises because tiny volumes of liquid clinging to mouse cartilage can increase the apparent tissue wet weight, causing unacceptable errors. The protocol has broad application for the in vitro analysis of transgenic mice, particularly those with mutations that affect cartilage remodeling, arthritic disease and skeletal development. The protocol is robust, reliable and takes 7-11 d to complete.
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    A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with Thrombospondin Motifs-5 (ADAMTS-5) Forms Catalytically Active Oligomers
    Kosasih, HJ ; Last, K ; Rogerson, FM ; Golub, SB ; Gauci, SJ ; Russo, VC ; Stanton, H ; Wilson, R ; Lamande, SR ; Holden, P ; Fosang, AJ (AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC, 2016-02-12)
    The metalloproteinase ADAMTS-5 (A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs) degrades aggrecan, a proteoglycan essential for cartilage structure and function. ADAMTS-5 is the major aggrecanase in mouse cartilage, and is also likely to be the major aggrecanase in humans. ADAMTS-5 is a multidomain enzyme, but the function of the C-terminal ancillary domains is poorly understood. We show that mutant ADAMTS-5 lacking the catalytic domain, but with a full suite of ancillary domains inhibits wild type ADAMTS activity, in vitro and in vivo, in a dominant-negative manner. The data suggest that mutant ADAMTS-5 binds to wild type ADAMTS-5; thus we tested the hypothesis that ADAMTS-5 associates to form oligomers. Co-elution, competition, and in situ PLA experiments using full-length and truncated recombinant ADAMTS-5 confirmed that ADAMTS-5 molecules interact, and showed that the catalytic and disintegrin-like domains support these intermolecular interactions. Cross-linking experiments revealed that recombinant ADAMTS-5 formed large, reduction-sensitive oligomers with a nominal molecular mass of ∼ 400 kDa. The oligomers were unimolecular and proteolytically active. ADAMTS-5 truncates comprising the disintegrin and/or catalytic domains were able to competitively block full-length ADAMTS-5-mediated aggrecan cleavage, measured by production of the G1-EGE(373) neoepitope. These results show that ADAMTS-5 oligomerization is required for full aggrecanase activity, and they provide evidence that blocking oligomerization inhibits ADAMTS-5 activity. The data identify the surface provided by the catalytic and disintegrin-like domains of ADAMTS-5 as a legitimate target for the design of aggrecanase inhibitors.