MT1-MMP is a cell-membrane-bound metalloenzyme that activates other proMMPs such as proMMP-2 and -13. We studied MT1-MMP expression in mature human odontoblasts and pulp tissue, the regulation of MT1-MMP expression by growth factors TGF-β1 and BMP-2, and the activation of odontoblast-derived MMP-20 by MT1-MMP. MT1-MMP mRNA is expressed by native and cultured mature human odontoblasts and pulp tissue. Western blot analysis of human odontoblasts and pulp tissue detects 65- and 51-kDa pro- and active forms of MT1-MMP, and smaller truncated MT1-MMP forms. BMP-2 down-regulates MT1-MMP expression in odontoblasts and pulp tissue, while TGF-β1, alone or with BMP-2, decreases MT1-MMP mRNA levels only slightly. We also demonstrate that MT1-MMP is capable of converting proMMP-20 into a form corresponding to the active MMP-20. In conclusion, this study demonstrates the expression and differential regulation of MT1-MMP in human dentin-pulp complex cells, and the activation of MMP-20 by MT1-MMP.
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