Multimerin-2 is a ligand for group14 family C-type lectins CLEC14A, CD93 and CD248 spanning the endothelial pericyte interface: MMRN2 binds three group 14 family C-type lectins

Kabir Khan, Amy Naylor, Abdullah Khan, Peter Noy, Marco Mambretti, Puja Lodhia, Jasleen Athwell, Aleksandra Korzystka, Christopher Buckley, Benjamin Willcox, Fiyaz Mohammed, Roy Bicknell

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Abstract

The C-type lectin domain containing group 14 family members CLEC14A and CD93 are proteins expressed by endothelium and are implicated in tumour angiogenesis. CD248 (alternatively known as endosialin or tumour endothelial marker-1) is also a member of this family and is expressed by tumour associated fibroblasts and pericytes. Multimerin-2 (MMRN2) is a unique endothelial specific extracellular matrix protein that has been implicated in angiogenesis and tumour progression. We show that the group 14 C-type lectins CLEC14A, CD93 and CD248 directly bind to MMRN2 and only thrombomodulin of the family does not. Binding to MMRN2 is dependent on a predicted long-loop region in the C-type lectin domain and is abrogated by mutation within the domain. CLEC14A and CD93 bind to the same non-glycosylated coiled-coil region of MMRN2, but the binding of CD248 occurs on a distinct non-competing region. CLEC14A and CD248 can bind MMRN2 simultaneously and this occurs at the interface between endothelium and pericytes in human pancreatic cancer. A recombinant peptide of MMRN2 spanning the CLEC14A and CD93 binding region blocks CLEC14A extracellular domain binding to the endothelial cell surface as well as increasing adherence of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) to the active peptide. This MMRN2 peptide is anti-angiogenic in vitro and reduces tumour growth in mouse models. These findings identify novel protein interactions involving CLEC14A, CD93 and CD248 with MMRN2 as targetable components of vessel formation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6097–6108
JournalOncogene
Volume36
Early online date3 Jul 2017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Nov 2017

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