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Matrix metalloproteinase-2 governs lymphatic vessel formation as an interstitial collagenase

Authors
Detry, B., Erpicum, C., Paupert, J., Blacher, S., Maillard, C., Bruyère, F., Pendeville, H., Remacle, T., Lambert, V., Balsat, C., Ormenese, S., Lamaye, F., Janssens, E., Moons, L., Cataldo, D., Kridelka, F., Carmeliet, P., Thiry, M., Foidart, J.M., Struman, I., and Noel, A.
ID
ZDB-PUB-120412-4
Date
2012
Source
Blood   119(21): 5048-5056 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Pendeville-Samain, Hélène, Struman, Ingrid
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Animals, Genetically Modified
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Collagen Type I/metabolism
  • Collagenases/genetics
  • Collagenases/metabolism
  • Collagenases/physiology
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian
  • Extracellular Fluid/enzymology
  • Extracellular Fluid/metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphangiogenesis/genetics*
  • Lymphatic Vessels/embryology*
  • Lymphatic Vessels/metabolism
  • Lymphatic Vessels/physiology
  • Male
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/genetics
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/metabolism*
  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2/physiology*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
22490679 Full text @ Blood
Abstract

Lymphatic dysfunctions are associated with several human diseases, including lymphedema and metastatic spread of cancer. Although it is well recognized that lymphatic capillaries attach directly to interstitial matrix mainly composed of fibrillar type I collagen, the interactions occurring between lymphatics and their surrounding matrix have been overlooked. In this study, we demonstrate how matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 drives lymphatic morphogenesis through Mmp2-gene ablation in mice, mmp2 knockdown in zebrafish and in 3D-culture systems, and through MMP2 inhibition. In all models used in vivo (3 murine models and thoracic duct development in zebrafish) and in vitro (lymphatic ring and spheroid assays), MMP2 blockage or down-regulation leads to reduced lymphangiogenesis or altered vessel branching. Our data show that lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) migration through collagen fibers is affected by physical matrix constraints (matrix composition, density and cross-linking). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and confocal reflection microscopy using DQ-collagen highlight the contribution of MMP2 to mesenchymal-like migration of LEC associated with collagen fiber remodeling. Our findings provide new mechanistic insight into how LEC negotiate an interstitial type I collagen barrier and reveal an unexpected MMP2-driven collagenolytic pathway for lymphatic vessel formation and morphogenesis.

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