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Development, Vol 120, Issue 11 3213-3226, Copyright © 1994 by Company of Biologists

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Distribution of, and a putative role for, the cell-surface neutral metallo-endopeptidases during mammalian craniofacial development

B Spencer-Dene, P Thorogood, S Nair, AJ Kenny, M Harris and B Henderson
Maxillofacial Surgery Research Unit, Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK.

Endopeptidase-24.11 (neutral endopeptidase, neprilysin, 'enkephalinase', EC 3.4.24.11) and endopeptidase-24.18 (endopeptidase-2, meprin, EC 3.4.24.18) are cell-surface zinc-dependent metallo-endopeptidases able to cleave a variety of bioactive peptides including growth factors. We report the first study of the cellular and tissue distribution of both enzymes and of the mRNA for NEP during embryonic development in the rat. Endopeptidase-24.11 protein was first detected at E10 in the lining of the gut and, at E12, the enzyme was present on the notochord, medial and lateral nasal processes, otocyst, mesonephros, heart and neuroepithelium. In contrast, at this time endopeptidase-24.18 was present only on the apical surface of the neuroepithelial cells. By E14 and E16, NEP was also detected in a wide range of craniofacial structures, notably the palatal mesenchyme, the choroid plexus, tongue and perichondrium. The distribution of endopeptidase-24.18 at these stages was restricted to the inner ear, the nasal conchae, and ependymal layer of the brain ventricles and the choroid plexus. Although endopeptidase-24.11 had been detectable in the craniofacial vasculature at E12 and E14, this was no longer apparent at E16. Significantly, the distribution of endopeptidase-24.11 mRNA closely matched the immunolocalization of the protein at all stages investigated. In order to explore the functional role of these enzymes, inhibition studies were carried out using two selective inhibitors of endopeptidase-24.11, phosphoramidon and thiorphan. E9.5 and E10.5 embryos exposed to either inhibitor displayed a characteristic, asymmetric abnormality consisting of a spherical swelling, possibly associated with a haematoma, predominantly on the left side of the prosencephalon, and the severity of this defect appeared to be a dose-dependent phenomenon. This study suggests that these enzymes play previously unrecognized roles during mammalian embryonic development.
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