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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
We identified TMPRSS2 as a gene that is down-regulated in androgen-independent prostate cancer xenograft tissue derived from a bone metastasis. Using specific monoclonal antibodies, we show that the TMPRSS2-encoded serine protease is expressed as a Mr 70,000 full-length form and a cleaved Mr 32,000 protease domain. Mutation of Ser-441 in the catalytic triad shows that the proteolytic cleavage is dependent on catalytic activity, suggesting that it occurs as a result of autocleavage. Mutational analysis reveals the cleavage site to be at Arg-255. A consequence of autocatalytic cleavage is the secretion of the protease domain into the media by TMPRSS2-expressing prostate cancer cells and into the sera of prostate tumor-bearing mice. Immunohistochemical analysis of clinical specimens demonstrates the highest expression of TMPRSS2 at the apical side of prostate and prostate cancer secretory epithelia and within the lumen of the glands. Similar luminal staining was detected in colon cancer samples. Expression was also seen in colon and pancreas, with little to no expression detected in seven additional normal tissues. These data demonstrate that TMPRSS2 is a secreted protease that is highly expressed in prostate and prostate cancer, making it a potential target for cancer therapy and diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
61
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1686-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Androgens, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Catalysis, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Culture Media, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Down-Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Prostate, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Receptors, Androgen, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Serine Endopeptidases, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Transplantation, Heterologous, pubmed-meshheading:11245484-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Catalytic cleavage of the androgen-regulated TMPRSS2 protease results in its secretion by prostate and prostate cancer epithelia.
pubmed:affiliation
UroGenesys Inc., Santa Monica, California 90404, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article