Protein-Labeling Fluorescent Probe Reveals Ectodomain Shedding of Transmembrane Carbonic Anhydrases

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Abstract

Ectodomain shedding is a form of limited proteolysis in which a protease cleaves a transmembrane protein, releasing the extracellular domain from the cell surface. Cells use this process to regulate a wide variety of biological events. Typically, immunological detection methods are employed for the analysis of ectodomains secreted into the cultured media. In this paper, we describe a new strategy using an affinity-based protein-labeling fluorescent probe to study ectodomain shedding. We analyzed the ectodomain shedding of cell surface carbonic anhydrases (CAIX and CAXII), which are important biomarkers for tumor hypoxia. Using both chemical and genetic approaches, we identified that the ADAM17 metalloprotease is responsible for the shedding of carbonic anhydrases. Compared to current immunological methods, this protein-labeling approach not only detects ectodomain released into the culture media but also allows real-time living cell tracking and quantitative analysis of remnant proteins on the cell surface, thereby providing a more detailed insight into the mechanism of ectodomain shedding as well as protein lifetime on the cell surface.

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