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Candiello J, Cole GJ, Halfter W. Age-dependent changes in the structure, composition and biophysical properties of a human basement membrane. Matrix Biol 2010; 29:402-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2010.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2010] [Revised: 03/17/2010] [Accepted: 03/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Arduino PG, Carrozzo M, Pagano M, Broccoletti R, Scully C, Gandolfo S. Immunohistochemical expression of basement membrane proteins of verrucous carcinoma of the oral mucosa. Clin Oral Investig 2010; 14:297-302. [PMID: 19506920 DOI: 10.1007/s00784-009-0296-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2008] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity is an extremely invasive tumour of stratified squamous epithelium that spreads throughout degradation of the basement membrane (BM) and extra-cellular matrix. Oral verrucous carcinoma (VC) is a rare low-grade variant of oral SCC that penetrates into the subepithelial connective tissue. It also has a different clinical behaviour from classical oral SCC. We investigated the immunohistochemical expression of laminin, laminin-5, collagen IV and fibronectin in VC, severe epithelial dysplasia (SED) and SCC in order to analyse if the pattern of these molecules expression contributes to the differences in the biological behaviour of these diseases. The staining pattern of laminin was less intensive in SCC compared with SED and VC, and collagen IV expression was increased in VC compared with SED. Discontinuities of laminin, collagen IV and fibronectin were more evident in SED than in VC. This study indicates that VC has a biological behaviour different from SED or SCC, observable by immunohistochemistry in the BM zone.
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- Paolo G Arduino
- Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Clinical Physiopathology, Oral Medicine Section, University of Turin, Unito Lingotto Dental Institute, Via Nizza 230, 10126 Turin, Italy.
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Harrison RL, Bonning BC. Proteases as insecticidal agents. Toxins (Basel) 2010; 2:935-53. [PMID: 22069618 PMCID: PMC3153225 DOI: 10.3390/toxins2050935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2010] [Revised: 04/26/2010] [Accepted: 04/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Proteases from a variety of sources (viruses, bacteria, fungi, plants, and insects) have toxicity towards insects. Some of these insecticidal proteases evolved as venom components, herbivore resistance factors, or microbial pathogenicity factors, while other proteases play roles in insect development or digestion, but exert an insecticidal effect when over-expressed from genetically engineered plants or microbial pathogens. Many of these proteases are cysteine proteases, although insect-toxic metalloproteases and serine proteases have also been examined. The sites of protease toxic activity range from the insect midgut to the hemocoel (body cavity) to the cuticle. This review discusses these insecticidal proteases along with their evaluation and use as potential pesticides.
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- Robert L. Harrison
- Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant Sciences Institute, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA; Robert.L.
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- Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, 418 Science II, Ames, IA 50011-3222, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; ; Tel.: +01-515-294-1989; Fax: +01-515-294-5957
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Beaulieu JF. Integrin α6β4 in colorectal cancer. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2010; 1:3-11. [PMID: 21607137 PMCID: PMC3097941 DOI: 10.4291/wjgp.v1.i1.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2010] [Revised: 03/18/2010] [Accepted: 03/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The ability of cells to interact with extracellular matrix macromolecules is at the forefront of the regulation of cell phenotype and organization. Indeed most if not all cells bear specific cell surface receptors for these molecules, namely the integrins, which are specific for the ligation of various macromolecules such as the laminins, fibronectins and tenascins. It is now well established that integrins can regulate a variety of biological activities, most notably cell cycle and tissue-specific gene expression. In the intestine, several observations suggest functional roles for cell-matrix interactions in the regulation of epithelial cell functions. This article focuses on integrin α6β4 as a paradigm to illustrate the importance as well as the complexity of integrins in the mediation of cell-matrix interactions. Indeed, α6β4 has been well-characterized for its involvement as a link between the cytoskeleton and extracellular matrix molecules as well as in the activation of a variety of intracellular signalization processes in cooperation with growth factor receptors. Furthermore, recent studies show that distinct forms of α6 and β4 subunits are expressed in the human intestine and, more importantly, recent work provides experimental evidence that various forms of α6β4 can differentially regulate intestinal epithelial cell functions under both normal and pathological conditions. For instance, it has been discovered that colorectal cancer cells express a hybrid form of α6β4 that is never seen in normal cells. Although further work is needed, integrin α6β4 is emerging as a key regulator of intestinal functions in both intestinal health and disease.
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Hozumi K, Otagiri D, Yamada Y, Sasaki A, Fujimori C, Wakai Y, Uchida T, Katagiri F, Kikkawa Y, Nomizu M. Cell surface receptor-specific scaffold requirements for adhesion to laminin-derived peptide–chitosan membranes. Biomaterials 2010; 31:3237-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2009] [Accepted: 01/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Mathew S, Fu L, Hasebe T, Ishizuya-Oka A, Shi YB. Tissue-dependent induction of apoptosis by matrix metalloproteinase stromelysin-3 during amphibian metamorphosis. BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH. PART C, EMBRYO TODAY : REVIEWS 2010; 90:55-66. [PMID: 20301218 PMCID: PMC3412310 DOI: 10.1002/bdrc.20170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a superfamily of Zn(2+)-dependent proteases that are capable of cleaving the proteinaceous component of the extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is a critical medium for cell-cell interactions and can also directly signal cells through cell surface ECM receptors, such as integrins. In addition, many growth factors and signaling molecules are stored in the ECM. Thus, ECM remodeling and/or degradation by MMPs are expected to affect cell fate and behavior during many developmental and pathological processes. Numerous studies have shown that the expression of MMP mRNAs and proteins associates tightly with diverse developmental and pathological processes, such as tumor metastasis and mammary gland involution. In vivo evidence to support the roles of MMPs in these processes has been much harder to get. Here, we will review some of our studies on MMP11, or stromelysin-3, during the thyroid hormone-dependent amphibian metamorphosis, a process that resembles the so-called postembryonic development in mammals (from a few months before to several months after birth in humans when organ growth and maturation take place). Our investigations demonstrate that stromelysin-3 controls apoptosis in different tissues via at least two distinct mechanisms.
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- Smita Mathew
- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-0063, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Nippon Medical School, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211-0063, Japan
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- Section on Molecular Morphogenesis, Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, Program in Cellular Regulation and Metabolism (PCRM), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, 20892
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Gao Y, Yang Z, Kuang Y, Ma ML, Li J, Zhao F, Xu B. Enzyme-instructed self-assembly of peptide derivatives to form nanofibers and hydrogels. Biopolymers 2010; 94:19-31. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.21321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Basement membrane in pancreatic islet function. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2010; 654:217-34. [PMID: 20217500 DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3271-3_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Clinical treatment of diabetic patients by islet transplantation faces various complications. At present, in vitro expansion of islets occurs at the cost of their essential features, which are insulin production and release. However, the recent discovery of blood vessel/beta-cell interactions as an important aspect of insulin transcription, secretion, and proliferation might point us to ways of how this problem could be overcome. The correct function of beta-cells depends on the presence of a basement membrane, a specialized extracellular matrix located around the blood vessel wall in mouse and human pancreatic islets. In this chapter, we summarize how the vascular basement membrane influences insulin transcription, insulin secretion, and beta-cell proliferation. In addition, a brief overview about basement membrane components and their interactions with cell surface receptors is given.
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Dynamics of extracellular matrix in ovarian follicles and corpora lutea of mice. Cell Tissue Res 2009; 339:613-24. [PMID: 20033213 PMCID: PMC2831189 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-009-0905-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2009] [Accepted: 11/02/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Despite the mouse being an important laboratory species, little is known about changes in its extracellular matrix (ECM) during follicle and corpora lutea formation and regression. Follicle development was induced in mice (29 days of age/experimental day 0) by injections of pregnant mare’s serum gonadotrophin on days 0 and 1 and ovulation was induced by injection of human chorionic gonadotrophin on day 2. Ovaries were collected for immunohistochemistry (n=10 per group) on days 0, 2 and 5. Another group was mated and ovaries were examined on day 11 (n=7). Collagen type IV α1 and α2, laminin α1, β1 and γ1 chains, nidogens 1 and 2 and perlecan were present in the follicular basal lamina of all developmental stages. Collagen type XVIII was only found in basal lamina of primordial, primary and some preantral follicles, whereas laminin α2 was only detected in some preantral and antral follicles. The focimatrix, a specialised matrix of the membrana granulosa, contained collagen type IV α1 and α2, laminin α1, β1 and γ1 chains, nidogens 1 and 2, perlecan and collagen type XVIII. In the corpora lutea, staining was restricted to capillary sub-endothelial basal laminas containing collagen type IV α1 and α2, laminin α1, β1 and γ1 chains, nidogens 1 and 2, perlecan and collagen type XVIII. Laminins α4 and α5 were not immunolocalised to any structure in the mouse ovary. The ECM composition of the mouse ovary has similarities to, but also major differences from, other species with respect to nidogens 1 and 2 and perlecan.
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Munoz J, Zhou Y, Jarrett HW. LG4-5 domains of laminin-211 binds alpha-dystroglycan to allow myotube attachment and prevent anoikis. J Cell Physiol 2009; 222:111-9. [PMID: 19739104 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PolyHEMA) prevents cell attachment was used here to study anoikis, the process where cells die when unattached or attached to an inappropriate matrix, in mouse C(2)C(12) myotubes. A method was developed to efficiently embed proteins into PolyHEMA and the effect on cultured myotubes was determined. Myotubes grown on PolyHEMA-coated plates fail to attach to the surface and remain as rounded, suspended cells, undergo dramatic increases in apoptosis and necrosis, and the number of viable cells decreases. Incorporation of merosin (laminin-211) or the short laminin globular (LG4-5) modules of the laminin-alpha2 chain C-terminus (called 2E3) that binds alpha-dystroglycan diminishes both apoptosis and necrosis and increases viability while bovine serum albumin had a much lesser effect, showing the specificity of this effect for these matrix proteins. One sarcolemma receptor for laminin-binding is alpha-dystroglycan. An antibody which binds alpha-dystroglycan but which does not block laminin-binding (VIA4) had little effect on apoptosis or viability on merosin or 2E3 embedded plates while another antibody (IIH6) which specifically blocks binding dramatically decreased viability and increased apoptosis. When merosin or 2E3 are added to culture media rather than embedded on plates these can also increase viability and decrease apoptosis even though the cells remain in suspension, though the effect is not as great as found for the embedded proteins where the cells attach. Thus, we conclude that the binding of a small LG4-5 modules of laminin-211 to alpha-dystroglycan is important in preventing anoikis and that attachment plus binding is necessary for maximal cell survival.
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- Jesus Munoz
- Department of Chemistry, University of Texas San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249, USA
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Quantitative proteomics analysis of maternal plasma in Down syndrome pregnancies using isobaric tagging reagent (iTRAQ). J Biomed Biotechnol 2009; 2010:952047. [PMID: 19902006 PMCID: PMC2774473 DOI: 10.1155/2010/952047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Currently no specific biomarkers exist for the screening of pregnancies at risk for down
syndrome (DS). Since a quantitative proteomic approach with isobaric labelling (iTRAQ) has
recently been suggested to be highly suitable for the discovery of novel plasma biomarkers, we
have now used this method to examine for potential quantitative changes in the plasma
proteome of the pregnancies bearing DS fetuses in comparison to normal healthy babies. In our
study, we used plasma from six women with DS pregnancies and six with uncomplicated
pregnancies care were taken to match cases and controls for gestational and maternal age, as
these could be a confounder.
In our quantitative proteomics analysis we were able to detect 178 proteins using iTRAQ
labelling in conjunction with 4800 MALDI TOF/TOF. Amongst these we observed changes in βHCG, a known screening marker for DS, indicating that our assay was functional. We found a
number of elevated proteins Ig lambda chain C region, serum amyloid P-component, amyloid
beta A4, and under expressed proteins like gamma-actin and titin in DS pregnancies. These proteins
are also found in the sera of patients with Alzheimer disease, which share similar pathologies of
DS. Our study therefore indicates that the iTRAQ labelling approach may be indeed useful for the
detection of novel biomarkers.
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Nidogen-2: a new serum biomarker for ovarian cancer. Clin Biochem 2009; 43:355-61. [PMID: 19883638 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2009.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2009] [Revised: 10/15/2009] [Accepted: 10/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES New ovarian cancer biomarkers suitable for early disease diagnosis, prognosis or monitoring could improve patient management and outcomes. DESIGN AND METHODS Nidogen-2 was measured by immunoassay in serum of 100 healthy women, 100 women with benign gynecological conditions and 100 women with ovarian carcinoma. RESULTS Serum nidogen-2 concentration between normal and benign disease patients was not different (median, 13.2 and 12.1 mg/L, respectively). However, nidogen-2 concentration in serum of ovarian cancer patients was elevated (median, 18.6 mg/L; p<0.0001). Both nidogen-2 and CA125 were elevated more in serous histotypes of ovarian cancer and late state disease. Nidogen-2 and CA125 concentrations were strongly correlated. ROC curve analysis for nidogen-2 had an area under the curve (AUC) ranging from 0.73 to 0.83 but CA125 was superior (AUC ranging from 0.87 to 0.99). There was no complementarity between the two markers. CONCLUSIONS Nidogen-2 is a new biomarker for ovarian cancer which correlates closely with CA125.
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Anderson C, Thorsteinsdóttir S, Borycki AG. Sonic hedgehog-dependent synthesis of laminin alpha1 controls basement membrane assembly in the myotome. Development 2009; 136:3495-504. [PMID: 19783738 DOI: 10.1242/dev.036087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Basement membranes have essential structural and signalling roles in tissue morphogenesis during embryonic development, but the mechanisms that control their formation are still poorly understood. Laminins are key components of basement membranes and are thought to be essential for initiation of basement membrane assembly. Here, we report that muscle progenitor cells populating the myotome migrate aberrantly in the ventral somite in the absence of sonic hedgehog (Shh) signalling, and we show that this defect is due to the failure to form a myotomal basement membrane. We reveal that expression of Lama1, which encodes laminin alpha1, a subunit of laminin-111, is not activated in Shh(-/-) embryos. Recovery of Lama1 expression or addition of exogenous laminin-111 to Shh(-/-);Gli3(-/-) embryos restores the myotomal basement membrane, demonstrating that laminin-111 is necessary and sufficient to initiate assembly of the myotomal basement membrane. This study uncovers an essential role for Shh signalling in the control of laminin-111 synthesis and in the initiation of basement membrane assembly in the myotome. Furthermore, our data indicate that laminin-111 function cannot be compensated by laminin-511.
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- Claire Anderson
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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Cheng CY, Mruk DD. An intracellular trafficking pathway in the seminiferous epithelium regulating spermatogenesis: a biochemical and molecular perspective. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 44:245-63. [PMID: 19622063 PMCID: PMC2758293 DOI: 10.1080/10409230903061207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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During spermatogenesis in adult rat testes, fully developed spermatids (i.e. spermatozoa) at the luminal edge of the seminiferous epithelium undergo "spermiation" at stage VIII of the seminiferous epithelial cycle. This is manifested by the disruption of the apical ectoplasmic specialization (apical ES) so that spermatozoa can enter the tubule lumen and to complete their maturation in the epididymis. At the same time, the blood-testis barrier (BTB) located near the basement membrane undergoes extensive restructuring to allow transit of preleptotene spermatocytes so that post-meiotic germ cells complete their development behind the BTB. While spermiation and BTB restructuring take place concurrently at opposite ends of the Sertoli cell epithelium, the biochemical mechanism(s) by which they are coordinated were not known until recently. Studies have shown that fragments of laminin chains are generated from the laminin/integrin protein complex at the apical ES via the action of MMP-2 (matrix metalloprotease-2) at spermiation. These peptides serve as the local autocrine factors to destabilize the BTB. These laminin peptides also exert their effects on hemidesmosome which, in turn, further potentiates BTB restructuring. Thus, a novel apical ES-BTB-hemidesmosome regulatory loop is operating in the seminiferous epithelium to coordinate these two crucial cellular events of spermatogenesis. This functional loop is further assisted by the Par3/Par6-based polarity protein complex in coordination with cytokines and testosterone at the BTB. Herein, we provide a critical review based on the latest findings in the field regarding the regulation of these cellular events. These recent findings also open up a new window for investigators studying blood-tissue barriers.
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- C Yan Cheng
- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Avenue, New York, New York 10065, USA.
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Lee HK, Seo IA, Suh DJ, Park HT. Nidogen plays a role in the regenerative axon growth of adult sensory neurons through Schwann cells. J Korean Med Sci 2009; 24:654-9. [PMID: 19654948 PMCID: PMC2719197 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.4.654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Accepted: 08/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We previously reported that nidogen is an extracellular matrix protein regulating Schwann cell proliferation and migration. Since Schwann cells play a critical role in peripheral nerve regeneration, nidogen may play a role in it via regulation of Schwann cells. Here, we demonstrate direct evidence that nidogen induces elongation of regenerative axon growth of adult sensory neurons, and that the effect is Schwann cell dependent. Continuous infusion of recombinant ectodomain of tumor endothelial marker 7, which specifically blocks nidogen function in Schwann cells, suppressed regenerative neurite growth in a sciatic nerve axotomy model. Taken together, it is likely that nidogen is required for proper regeneration of peripheral nerves after injury.
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- Hyun Kyoung Lee
- Department of Physiology & Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Physiology & Medical Science Research Institute, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea
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Advances in progenitor cell therapy using scaffolding constructs for central nervous system injury. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2009; 5:283-300. [PMID: 19644777 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-009-9081-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2009] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Current clinical therapy is focused on optimization of the acute/subacute intracerebral milieu, minimizing continued cell death, and subsequent intense rehabilitation to ameliorate the prolonged physical, cognitive, and psychosocial deficits that result from TBI. Adult progenitor (stem) cell therapies have shown promise in pre-clinical studies and remain a focus of intense scientific investigation. One of the fundamental challenges to successful translation of the large body of pre-clinical work is the delivery of progenitor cells to the target location/organ. Classically used vehicles such as intravenous and intra arterial infusion have shown low engraftment rates and risk of distal emboli. Novel delivery methods such as nanofiber scaffold implantation could provide the structural and nutritive support required for progenitor cell proliferation, engraftment, and differentiation. The focus of this review is to explore the current state of the art as it relates to current and novel progenitor cell delivery methods.
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Basal lamina strengthens cell membrane integrity via the laminin G domain-binding motif of alpha-dystroglycan. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:12573-9. [PMID: 19633189 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906545106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Skeletal muscle basal lamina is linked to the sarcolemma through transmembrane receptors, including integrins and dystroglycan. The function of dystroglycan relies critically on posttranslational glycosylation, a common target shared by a genetically heterogeneous group of muscular dystrophies characterized by alpha-dystroglycan hypoglycosylation. Here we show that both dystroglycan and integrin alpha7 contribute to force-production of muscles, but that only disruption of dystroglycan causes detachment of the basal lamina from the sarcolemma and renders muscle prone to contraction-induced injury. These phenotypes of dystroglycan-null muscles are recapitulated by Large(myd) muscles, which have an intact dystrophin-glycoprotein complex and lack only the laminin globular domain-binding motif on alpha-dystroglycan. Compromised sarcolemmal integrity is directly shown in Large(myd) muscles and similarly in normal muscles when arenaviruses compete with matrix proteins for binding alpha-dystroglycan. These data provide direct mechanistic insight into how the dystroglycan-linked basal lamina contributes to the maintenance of sarcolemmal integrity and protects muscles from damage.
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So CR, Kulp JL, Oren EE, Zareie H, Tamerler C, Evans JS, Sarikaya M. Molecular recognition and supramolecular self-assembly of a genetically engineered gold binding peptide on Au{111}. ACS NANO 2009; 3:1525-1531. [PMID: 19438257 DOI: 10.1021/nn900171s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The understanding of biomineralization and realization of biology-inspired materials technologies depends on understanding the nature of the chemical and physical interactions between proteins and biominerals or synthetically made inorganic materials. Recently, combinatorial genetic techniques permit the isolation of peptides recognizing specific inorganic materials that are used as molecular building blocks for novel applications. Little is known about the molecular structure of these peptides and the specific recognition mechanisms onto their counterpart inorganic surfaces. Here, we report high-resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM), molecular simulation (MS), and geometrical docking studies that detail the formation of an ordered supramolecular self-assembly of a genetically engineered gold binding peptide, 3rGBP(1) ([MHGKTQATSGTIQS](3)), correlating with the symmetry of the Au{111} surface lattice. Using simulated annealing molecular dynamics (SA/MD) studies based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), we confirmed the intrinsic disorder of 3rGBP(1) and identified putative Au docking sites where surface-exposed side chains align with both the <110> and <211> Miller indices of the Au lattice. Our results provide fundamental insight for an atomistic understanding of peptide/solid interfaces and the intrinsic disorder that is inherent in some of these peptide sequences. Analogous to the well-established atomically controlled thin-film heterostructure formation on semiconductor substrates, the basis of today's microelectronics, the fundamental observations of peptide-solid interactions here may well form the basis of peptide-based hybrid molecular technologies of the future.
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- Christopher R So
- Genetically Engineered Materials Science and Engineering Center, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA
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Chen B, Goodman E, Lu Z, Bandyopadhyay A, Magraw C, He T, Raghavan S. Function of beta1 integrin in oral epithelia and tooth bud morphogenesis. J Dent Res 2009; 88:539-44. [PMID: 19587159 PMCID: PMC2882240 DOI: 10.1177/0022034509338008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2008] [Revised: 02/06/2009] [Accepted: 02/13/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Integrin beta1 is critical for basement membrane organization and hair follicle morphogenesis in the skin epidermis; however, less is known about its function in the developing oral epithelium. Since the skin and oral epithelia share structural similarity, we hypothesized that beta1 integrin function would be critical for the normal development of oral epithelium and tooth buds. The conditional (oral mucosa-specific) beta1 integrin knockout (KO) mice displayed severe disruption of the basement membrane of the tongue epithelium and developing tooth buds. Interestingly, unlike the developing hair follicles, early morphological development of the KO molar tooth buds was normal. However, subsequent morphogenetic events, such as cusp formation, cervical loop down-growth, and ameloblast polarization, did not occur normally. Primary KO oral keratinocytes showed defective cell spreading and robust focal adhesions. Our studies indicate that beta1 integrin plays an essential role in the normal development of the oral epithelium and its appendages.
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- B. Chen
- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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McLin VA, Henning SJ, Jamrich M. The role of the visceral mesoderm in the development of the gastrointestinal tract. Gastroenterology 2009; 136:2074-91. [PMID: 19303014 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Revised: 03/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The gastrointestinal (GI) tract forms from the endoderm (which gives rise to the epithelium) and the mesoderm (which develops into the smooth muscle layer, the mesenchyme, and numerous other cell types). Much of what is known of GI development has been learned from studies of the endoderm and its derivatives, because of the importance of epithelial biology in understanding and treating human diseases. Although the necessity of epithelial-mesenchymal cross talk for GI development is uncontested, the role of the mesoderm remains comparatively less well understood. The transformation of the visceral mesoderm during development is remarkable; it differentiates from a very thin layer of cells into a complex tissue comprising smooth muscle cells, myofibroblasts, neurons, immune cells, endothelial cells, lymphatics, and extracellular matrix molecules, all contributing to the form and function of the digestive system. Understanding the molecular processes that govern the development of these cell types and elucidating their respective contribution to GI patterning could offer insight into the mechanisms that regulate cell fate decisions in the intestine, which has the unique property of rapid cell renewal for the maintenance of epithelial integrity. In reviewing evidence from both mammalian and nonmammalian models, we reveal the important role of the visceral mesoderm in the ontogeny of the GI tract.
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- Valérie A McLin
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Boutet I, Jollivet D, Shillito B, Moraga D, Tanguy A. Molecular identification of differentially regulated genes in the hydrothermal-vent species Bathymodiolus thermophilus and Paralvinella pandorae in response to temperature. BMC Genomics 2009; 10:222. [PMID: 19439073 PMCID: PMC2689276 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-10-222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 05/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Hydrothermal vents and cold seeps represent oases of life in the deep-sea environment, but are also characterized by challenging physical and chemical conditions. The effect of temperature fluctuations on vent organisms in their habitat has not been well explored, in particular at a molecular level, most gene expression studies being conducted on coastal marine species. In order to better understand the response of hydrothermal organisms to different temperature regimes, differentially expressed genes (obtained by a subtractive suppression hybridization approach) were identified in the mussel Bathymodiolus thermophilus and the annelid Paralvinella pandorae irlandei to characterize the physiological processes involved when animals are subjected to long term exposure (2 days) at two contrasting temperatures (10 degrees versus 20 degrees C), while maintained at in situ pressures. To avoid a potential effect of pressure, the experimental animals were initially thermally acclimated for 24 hours in a pressurized vessel. RESULTS For each species, we produced two subtractive cDNA libraries (forward and reverse) from sets of deep-sea mussels and annelids exposed together to a thermal challenge under pressure. RNA extracted from the gills, adductor muscle, mantle and foot tissue were used for B. thermophilus. For the annelid model, whole animals (small individuals) were used. For each of the four libraries, we sequenced 200 clones, resulting in 78 and 83 unique sequences in mussels and annelids (about 20% of the sequencing effort), respectively, with only half of them corresponding to known genes. Real-time PCR was used to validate differentially expressed genes identified in the corresponding libraries. Strong expression variations have been observed for some specific genes such as the intracellular hemoglobin, the nidogen protein, and Rab7 in P. pandorae, and the SPARC protein, cyclophilin, foot protein and adhesive plaque protein in B. thermophilus. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that mussels and worms are not responding in the same way to temperature variations. While the results obtained for the mussel B. thermophilus seem to indicate a metabolic depression (strong decrease in the level of mRNA expression of numerous genes) when temperature increased, the annelid P. pandorae mainly displayed a strong regulation of the mRNA encoding subunits and linkers of respiratory pigments and some proteins involved in membrane structure. In both cases, these regulations seem to be partly due to a possible cellular oxidative stress induced by the simulated thermal environment (10 degrees C to 20 degrees C). This work will serve as a starting point for studying the transcriptomic response of hydrothermal mussels and annelids in future experiments in response to thermal stress at various conditions of duration and temperature challenge.
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- Isabelle Boutet
- CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique, de Roscoff, 29682 Roscoff, France
- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7144, Equipe Génétique et Adaptation en Milieu Extrême, Station Biologique de Roscoff, 29682 Roscoff, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique, de Roscoff, 29682 Roscoff, France
- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7144, Equipe Génétique et Adaptation en Milieu Extrême, Station Biologique de Roscoff, 29682 Roscoff, France
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- UPMC Université Paris 6, UMR 7138, Systématique, Adaptation et Evolution, 75005 Paris, France
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- UMR CNRS 6539, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Place Nicolas Copernic, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- CNRS, UMR 7144, Adaptation et Diversité en Milieu Marin, Station Biologique, de Roscoff, 29682 Roscoff, France
- UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7144, Equipe Génétique et Adaptation en Milieu Extrême, Station Biologique de Roscoff, 29682 Roscoff, France
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Newly generated heparanase knock-out mice unravel co-regulation of heparanase and matrix metalloproteinases. PLoS One 2009; 4:e5181. [PMID: 19360105 PMCID: PMC2664924 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2008] [Accepted: 03/11/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Heparanase, a mammalian endo-β-D-glucuronidase, specifically degrades heparan sulfate proteoglycans ubiquitously associated with the cell surface and extracellular matrix. This single gene encoded enzyme is over-expressed in most human cancers, promoting tumor metastasis and angiogenesis. Principal Findings We report that targeted disruption of the murine heparanase gene eliminated heparanase enzymatic activity, resulting in accumulation of long heparan sulfate chains. Unexpectedly, the heparanase knockout (Hpse-KO) mice were fertile, exhibited a normal life span and did not show prominent pathological alterations. The lack of major abnormalities is attributed to a marked elevation in the expression of matrix metalloproteinases, for example, MMP2 and MMP14 in the Hpse-KO liver and kidney. Co-regulation of heparanase and MMPs was also noted by a marked decrease in MMP (primarily MMP-2,-9 and 14) expression following transfection and over-expression of the heparanase gene in cultured human mammary carcinoma (MDA-MB-231) cells. Immunostaining (kidney tissue) and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analysis (Hpse-KO mouse embryonic fibroblasts) suggest that the newly discovered co-regulation of heparanase and MMPs is mediated by stabilization and transcriptional activity of β-catenin. Conclusions/Significance The lack of heparanase expression and activity was accompanied by alterations in the expression level of MMP family members, primarily MMP-2 and MMP-14. It is conceivable that MMP-2 and MMP-14, which exert some of the effects elicited by heparanase (i.e., over branching of mammary glands, enhanced angiogenic response) can compensate for its absence, in spite of their different enzymatic substrate. Generation of viable Hpse-KO mice lacking significant abnormalities may provide a promising indication for the use of heparanase as a target for drug development.
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Basement membranes in skin: unique matrix structures with diverse functions? Histochem Cell Biol 2009; 132:1-10. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-009-0586-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Chometon G, Jendrossek V. Targeting the tumour stroma to increase efficacy of chemo- and radiotherapy. Clin Transl Oncol 2009; 11:75-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s12094-009-0317-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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Amann K, Haas CS, Zeiler GA, Benz K, Bader BL, Hartner A, Hilgers KF. Lack of nidogen-2 increases blood pressure, glomerular and tubulointerstitial damage in DOCA-salt hypertension. Eur J Clin Invest 2009; 39:116-25. [PMID: 19200165 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2008.02065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nidogen-2, an extracellular matrix protein, is ubiquitous in renal basement membranes linking the laminin and collagen IV networks. Nidogen-2-deficient (nidogen-2(-/-)) mice do not exhibit a phenotype, and renal basement membranes appear normal. The functional role of nidogen-2 in the adult kidney under pathological conditions however remains unclear. We tested the hypothesis that nidogen-2 mediated cell-matrix interactions are important to maintain glomerular integrity and structure in renal hyperperfusion and hypertension. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two weeks after unilateral nephrectomy (UNX), desoxycorticosterone (DOCA)-salt hypertension was induced in nidogen-2(-/-) mice and their wild type littermates for 6 weeks. Renal damage was assessed by means of semiquantitative scoring, morphometric analysis, immunohistochemistry and measurement of serum creatinine and albumin excretion. RESULTS UNX alone resulted in a very mild increase in renal damage in nidogen-2(-/-) mice compared to wild type animals. Following DOCA-salt treatment, blood pressure, serum creatinine and albumin excretion were significantly higher in nidogen-2(-/-) than in wild type mice. In addition, nidogen-2(-/-) mice showed increased mesangial cell hyperplasia and matrix expansion with higher expression of fibronectin and its receptor alpha8 integrin. Glomerular capillaries were significantly reduced in size and number. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that in both mild and severe glomerular damage, lack of nidogen-2 is associated with: (i) increased mesangioproliferation; (ii) higher mesangial matrix expansion; and (iii) reduction in glomerular capillary supply. These findings suggest a critical role for nidogen-2 in the maintenance of glomerular structure in the diseased kidney.
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- K Amann
- University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, University of Luebeck, Erlangen, Germany.
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Gordon SR. Cell Migration along the Basement Membrane during Wound Repair. The Corneal Endothelium as a Model System. BIOENGINEERING RESEARCH OF CHRONIC WOUNDS 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-00534-3_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Siu MKY, Cheng CY. Extracellular matrix and its role in spermatogenesis. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 636:74-91. [PMID: 19856163 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09597-4_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In adult mammalian testes, such as rats, Sertoli and germ cells at different stages of their development in the seminiferous epithelium are in close contact with the basement membrane, a modified form of extracellular matrix (ECM). In essence, Sertoli and germ cells in particular spermatogonia are "resting" on the basement membrane at different stages of the seminiferous epithelial cycle, relying on its structural and hormonal supports. Thus, it is not entirely unexpected that ECM plays a significant role in regulating spermatogenesis, particularly spermatogonia and Sertoli cells, and the blood-testis barrier (BTB) constituted by Sertoli cells since these cells are in physical contact with the basement membrane. Additionally, the basement membrane is also in close contact with the underlying collagen network and the myoid cell layers, which together with the lymphatic network, constitute the tunica propria. The seminiferous epithelium and the tunica propria, in turn, constitute the seminiferous tubule, which is the functional unit that produces spermatozoa via its interaction with Leydig cells in the interstitium. In short, the basement membrane and the underlying collagen network that create the acellular zone of the tunica propria may even facilitate cross-talk between the seminiferous epithelium, the myoid cells and cells in the interstitium. Recent studies in the field have illustrated the crucial role of ECM in supporting Sertoli and germ cell function in the seminiferous epithelium, including the BTB dynamics. In this chapter, we summarize some of the latest findings in the field regarding the functional role of ECM in spermatogenesis using the adult rat testis as a model. We also high light specific areas of research that deserve attention for investigators in the field.
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- Michelle K Y Siu
- Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Herklotz M, Werner C, Pompe T. The impact of primary and secondary ligand coupling on extracellular matrix characteristics and formation of endothelial capillaries. Biomaterials 2008; 30:35-44. [PMID: 18838154 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2008.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2008] [Accepted: 09/05/2008] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The success of tissue engineering strategies using artificial scaffolds crucially depends on a controlled formation of well-developed vascular networks in growing tissues. The presentation of extracellular matrix ligands on scaffolds is often envisioned as an appropriate strategy to support capillary formation. We show that the control of primary coupling mode - covalent versus physisorbed - as well as secondary interactions of cell-secreted extracellular matrix proteins have a strong impact on endothelial cell development. A set of maleic anhydride copolymer thin films was used as planar model substrates. The copolymers exhibit a switchable mode of primary matrix coupling combined with a gradation of secondary matrix-substrate interaction due to a variation of surface hydrophobicity and polarity. We found that the cells adhere in a more native state at a low amount of covalent primary coupled fibronectin ligands in conjunction with weak interactions of secondarily adsorbed adhesion ligands on hydrophilic surfaces. These substrates allow for a formation of capillary-like networks of endothelial cells. High ligand densities and strong secondary hydrophobic interactions inhibit a pronounced capillary formation. Furthermore, the composition and structure of the formed extracellular matrix correlates well with the specific integrin binding pattern. From these results it is concluded that the formation of blood capillaries in artificial scaffolds can be triggered by controlling primary and secondary coupling of cell adhesion ligands to implant materials.
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- Manuela Herklotz
- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, The Max Bergmann Center of Biomaterials Dresden, Hohe Strasse 6, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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Cohen E, Doweck I, Naroditsky I, Ben-Izhak O, Kremer R, Best LA, Vlodavsky I, Ilan N. Heparanase is overexpressed in lung cancer and correlates inversely with patient survival. Cancer 2008; 113:1004-11. [PMID: 18618498 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Heparanase is an endo-beta-D-glucuronidase that is capable of cleaving heparan sulfate (HS) side chains at a limited number of sites, yielding HS fragments of still appreciable size (approximately 5-7 kDa). Heparanase activity has been detected frequently in several cell types and tissues. Heparanase activity correlates with the metastatic potential of tumor-derived cells, a correlation that has been attributed to enhanced cell dissemination as a consequence of HS cleavage and remodeling of the extracellular matrix barrier. METHODS In this study, the authors examined heparanase expression in 114 patients with lung cancer by means of immunohistochemistry and correlated clinical-pathologic data with heparanase immunostaining and cellular localization. RESULTS Heparanase was overexpressed in 75% of the study patients. Heparanase expression was correlated with lung cancer lymph node status and metastasis classification (P = .04 and P = .01, respectively) and was correlated inversely with patient survival (P = .007). It is noteworthy that this adverse effect depended largely on the cellular localization of heparanase. Thus, whereas cytoplasmic staining of heparanase is associated with a poor prognosis, nuclear heparanase predicts a favorable outcome for patients with lung cancer. CONCLUSIONS The current findings suggest that heparanase expression and cellular localization are decisive for lung cancer patients' prognosis, most likely because of heparanase-mediated tumor cell dissemination by blood and lymph vessels.
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- Esti Cohen
- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Johnson G, Swart C, Moore SW. Non-enzymatic developmental functions of acetylcholinesterase - the question of redundancy. FEBS J 2008; 275:5129-38. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06644.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Irving-Rodgers HF, Ziolkowski AF, Parish CR, Sado Y, Ninomiya Y, Simeonovic CJ, Rodgers RJ. Molecular composition of the peri-islet basement membrane in NOD mice: a barrier against destructive insulitis. Diabetologia 2008; 51:1680-8. [PMID: 18633594 PMCID: PMC2516190 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-008-1085-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS This study examined whether the capsule which encases islets of Langerhans in the NOD mouse pancreas represents a specialised extracellular matrix (ECM) or basement membrane that protects islets from autoimmune attack. METHODS Immunofluorescence microscopy using a panel of antibodies to collagens type IV, laminins, nidogens and perlecan was performed to localise matrix components in NOD mouse pancreas before diabetes onset, at onset of diabetes and after clinical diabetes was established (2-8.5 weeks post-onset). RESULTS Perlecan, a heparan sulphate proteoglycan that is characteristic of basement membranes and has not previously been investigated in islets, was localised in the peri-islet capsule and surrounding intra-islet capillaries. Other components present in the peri-islet capsule included laminin chains alpha2, beta1 and gamma1, collagen type IV alpha1 and alpha2, and nidogen 1 and 2. Collagen type IV alpha3-alpha6 were not detected. These findings confirm that the peri-islet capsule represents a specialised ECM or conventional basement membrane. The islet basement membrane was destroyed in islets where intra-islet infiltration of leucocytes marked the progression from non-destructive to destructive insulitis. No changes in basement membrane composition were observed before leucocyte infiltration. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION These findings suggest that the islet basement membrane functions as a physical barrier to leucocyte migration into islets and that degradation of the islet basement membrane marks the onset of destructive autoimmune insulitis and diabetes development in NOD mice. The components of the islet basement membrane that we identified predict that specialised degradative enzymes are likely to function in autoimmune islet damage.
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- H. F. Irving-Rodgers
- Research Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005 Australia
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- The Division of Immunology and Genetics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- The Division of Immunology and Genetics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- Division of Immunology, Shigei Medical Research Institute, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Japan
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- The Division of Immunology and Genetics, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT Australia
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- Research Centre for Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005 Australia
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Mazaud Guittot S, Vérot A, Odet F, Chauvin MA, le Magueresse-Battistoni B. A comprehensive survey of the laminins and collagens type IV expressed in mouse Leydig cells and their regulation by LH/hCG. Reproduction 2008; 135:479-88. [PMID: 18367508 DOI: 10.1530/rep-07-0561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins have been shown to alter Leydig cell steroidogenesis in vitro, substantiating the hypothesis that Leydig cell steroidogenic activity and matrix environment are interdependent events. However, the nature of the ECM components synthesized by Leydig cells and their regulation by LH/human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) remain unknown. Here, we examine the occurrence of the 11 laminin subunits and the 6 alpha chains of collagen IV (COL4A1-6) by RT-PCR in Leydig cells cultured with or without LH/hCG. Leydig cells were a tumor Leydig cell line (mLTC-1) or 8-week-old mice Leydig cells. Based on PCR data, it is suggested that normal Leydig cells may synthesize a maximum of 11 laminin heterotrimers and the 6 alpha chains of collagen IV. They also may synthesize various proteases and inhibitors of the metzincin family. The mLTC-1 cells have a limited repertoire as compared with normal Leydig cells. Interestingly, none of the ten proteases and inhibitors monitored is under LH-hCG regulation whereas every protease and inhibitor of the serine protease family yet identified in Leydig cells is under gonadotropin regulation. In addition, a few laminin and collagen subunit genes are regulated by LH/hCG. These are laminins alpha3 and gamma3 (Lama3 and Lamc3), Col4a3, and Col4a6, which are negatively regulated by LH/hCG in both Leydig cell types, and Col4a4, which was downregulated in primary cultures but not in mLTC-1 cells. Collectively, the present study suggests that Leydig cells modulate in a selective fashion their matrix environment in response to their trophic hormone. This may alter the steroidogenic outcome of Leydig cells.
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- Séverine Mazaud Guittot
- Inserm U418, UCBL1, UMR INRA 1245, Hopital Debrousse, 29 rue soeur Bouvier, 69322 Lyon Cedex 05, France.
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Danysh BP, Duncan MK. The lens capsule. Exp Eye Res 2008; 88:151-64. [PMID: 18773892 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2008.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2008] [Revised: 07/24/2008] [Accepted: 08/01/2008] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The lens capsule is a modified basement membrane that completely surrounds the ocular lens. It is known that this extracellular matrix is important for both the structure and biomechanics of the lens in addition to providing informational cues to maintain lens cell phenotype. This review covers the development and structure of the lens capsule, lens diseases associated with mutations in extracellular matrix genes and the role of the capsule in lens function including those proposed for visual accommodation, selective permeability to infectious agents, and cell signaling.
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- Brian P Danysh
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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Tran-Lundmark K, Tran PK, Paulsson-Berne G, Fridén V, Soininen R, Tryggvason K, Wight TN, Kinsella MG, Borén J, Hedin U. Heparan sulfate in perlecan promotes mouse atherosclerosis: roles in lipid permeability, lipid retention, and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Circ Res 2008; 103:43-52. [PMID: 18596265 DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.108.172833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Heparan sulfate (HS) has been proposed to be antiatherogenic through inhibition of lipoprotein retention, inflammation, and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Perlecan is the predominant HS proteoglycan in the artery wall. Here, we investigated the role of perlecan HS chains using apoE null (ApoE0) mice that were cross-bred with mice expressing HS-deficient perlecan (Hspg2(Delta3/Delta3)). Morphometry of cross-sections from aortic roots and en face preparations of whole aortas revealed a significant decrease in lesion formation in ApoE0/Hspg2(Delta3/Delta3) mice at both 15 and 33 weeks. In vitro, binding of labeled mouse triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and human LDL to total extracellular matrix, as well as to purified proteoglycans, prepared from ApoE0/Hspg2(Delta3/Delta3) smooth muscle cells was reduced. In vivo, at 20 minutes influx of human (125)I-LDL or mouse triglyceride-rich lipoproteins into the aortic wall was increased in ApoE0/Hspg2(Delta3/Delta3) mice compared to ApoE0 mice. However, at 72 hours accumulation of (125)I-LDL was similar in ApoE0/Hspg2(Delta3/Delta3) and ApoE0 mice. Immunohistochemistry of lesions from ApoE0/Hspg2(Delta3/Delta3) mice showed decreased staining for apoB and increased smooth muscle alpha-actin content, whereas accumulation of CD68-positive inflammatory cells was unchanged. We conclude that the perlecan HS chains are proatherogenic in mice, possibly through increased lipoprotein retention, altered vascular permeability, or other mechanisms. The ability of HS to inhibit smooth muscle cell growth may also influence development as well as instability of lesions.
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- Karin Tran-Lundmark
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Mahoney ZX, Stappenbeck TS, Miner JH. Laminin alpha 5 influences the architecture of the mouse small intestine mucosa. J Cell Sci 2008; 121:2493-502. [PMID: 18628307 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.025528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The mammalian intestine displays two distinct patterns of mucosal organization. The small intestine contains mucosal epithelial invaginations (the crypts of Lieberkühn) that are continuous with evaginations (villi) into the lumen. The colon also contains crypts of Lieberkühn, but its epithelial surface is lined by flat surface cuffs. The epithelial cells of both organs communicate with the underlying mesenchyme through a basement membrane that is composed of a variety of extracellular matrix proteins, including members of the laminin family. The basement membranes of the small intestine and colon contain distinct laminin subtypes; notably, the villus basement membrane is rich in laminin alpha 5. Here, we show that the diminution of laminin alpha 5 in a mouse model led to a compensatory deposition of colonic laminins, which resulted in a transformation from a small intestinal to a colonic mucosal architecture. The alteration in mucosal architecture was associated with reduced levels of nuclear p27Kip1 - a cell-cycle regulator - and altered intestinal epithelial cell proliferation, migration and differentiation. Our results suggest that laminin alpha 5 has a crucial role in establishing and maintaining the specific mucosal pattern of the mouse small intestine.
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- Zhen X Mahoney
- Department of Internal Medicine/Renal Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Burd HJ. A structural constitutive model for the human lens capsule. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2008; 8:217-31. [PMID: 18622755 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-008-0130-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Published data on the mechanical performance of the human lens capsule when tested under uniaxial and biaxial conditions are reviewed. It is concluded that two simple phenomenological constitutive models (namely a linear elastic model and a Fung-type hyperelastic model) are unable to provide satisfactory representations of the mechanical behaviour of the capsule for both of these loading conditions. The possibility of resolving these difficulties using a structural constitutive model for the capsule, of a form that is inspired by the network of collagen IV filaments that exist within the lens capsule, is explored. The model is implemented within a rectangular periodic cell. Prescribed stretches are imposed on the periodic cell and the network is allowed to deform in a non-affine manner. The performance of the constitutive model correlates well with previously published test data. One possible application of the model is in the development of a multi-scale analysis of the mechanics of the human lens capsule.
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- Harvey John Burd
- Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford, OX1 3PJ, UK.
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Tran-Lundmark K, Tran PK, Paulsson-Berne G, Fridén V, Soininen R, Tryggvason K, Wight TN, Kinsella MG, Borén J, Hedin U. Heparan Sulfate in Perlecan Promotes Mouse Atherosclerosis. Circ Res 2008. [DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.107.172833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Heparan sulfate (HS) has been proposed to be antiatherogenic through inhibition of lipoprotein retention, inflammation, and smooth muscle cell proliferation. Perlecan is the predominant HS proteoglycan in the artery wall. Here, we investigated the role of perlecan HS chains using apoE null (ApoE0) mice that were cross-bred with mice expressing HS-deficient perlecan (
Hspg2
Δ3/Δ3
). Morphometry of cross-sections from aortic roots and en face preparations of whole aortas revealed a significant decrease in lesion formation in ApoE0/
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mice at both 15 and 33 weeks. In vitro, binding of labeled mouse triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and human LDL to total extracellular matrix, as well as to purified proteoglycans, prepared from ApoE0/
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smooth muscle cells was reduced. In vivo, at 20 minutes influx of human
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I-LDL or mouse triglyceride-rich lipoproteins into the aortic wall was increased in ApoE0/
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mice compared to ApoE0 mice. However, at 72 hours accumulation of
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and ApoE0 mice. Immunohistochemistry of lesions from ApoE0/
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mice showed decreased staining for apoB and increased smooth muscle α-actin content, whereas accumulation of CD68-positive inflammatory cells was unchanged. We conclude that the perlecan HS chains are proatherogenic in mice, possibly through increased lipoprotein retention, altered vascular permeability, or other mechanisms. The ability of HS to inhibit smooth muscle cell growth may also influence development as well as instability of lesions.
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- Karin Tran-Lundmark
- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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- From the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery (K.T.-L., P.-K.T., U.H.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Center for Molecular Medicine (G.P.-B.), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Sahlgrenska Center for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research/Wallenberg Laboratory, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine (V.F., J.B.), Göteborg University, Gothenburg, Sweden; the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (R.S.), Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu,
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Yokoo S, Yamagami S, Shimada T, Usui T, Sato TA, Amano S, Araie M, Hamuro J. A novel isolation technique of progenitor cells in human corneal epithelium using non-tissue culture dishes. Stem Cells 2008; 26:1743-8. [PMID: 18436866 DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The existence of adult stem cells or progenitor cells in the human corneal epithelium (i.e., self-renewing squamous cells) has long been suggested, but these cells have not yet been isolated. Here we describe a novel isolation technique using non-tissue culture dishes to enrich progenitor cells, which are able to reconstitute a three-dimensional human corneal epithelial equivalent from single cells in serum-, feeder-, and bovine pituitary extract-free medium. These cells showed original tissue-committed differentiation, a high proliferative capacity, and limited self-renewal. Laminin-5 was measured by mass spectrometric analysis. Pretreatment of cells with anti-laminin-5 antibody demonstrated that laminin-5 was important in allowing corneal epithelial progenitor cells to adhere to non-tissue culture dishes. Hydrophilic tubes (used for cell collection throughout this study) are essential for efficient isolation of adherent corneal epithelial progenitor cells expressing laminin-5. These findings indicate that our new technique using non-tissue culture dishes allows the isolation of progenitor cells from human corneal limbal epithelium and that laminin-5 has a critical role in the adhesion of these cells.
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- Seiichi Yokoo
- Department of Corneal Tissue Regeneration, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Levy-Adam F, Feld S, Suss-Toby E, Vlodavsky I, Ilan N. Heparanase facilitates cell adhesion and spreading by clustering of cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2319. [PMID: 18545691 PMCID: PMC2405934 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Heparanase is a heparan sulfate (HS) degrading endoglycosidase participating in extracellular matrix degradation and remodeling. Apart of its well characterized enzymatic activity, heparanase was noted to exert also enzymatic-independent functions. Non-enzymatic activities of heparanase include enhanced adhesion of tumor-derived cells and primary T-cells. Attempting to identify functional domains of heparanase that would serve as targets for drug development, we have identified heparin binding domains of heparanase. A corresponding peptide (residues Lys158-Asp171, termed KKDC) was demonstrated to physically associate with heparin and HS, and to inhibit heparanase enzymatic activity. We hypothesized that the pro-adhesive properties of heparanase are mediated by its interaction with cell surface HS proteoglycans, and utilized the KKDC peptide to examine this possibility. We provide evidence that the KKDC peptide interacts with cell membrane HS, resulting in clustering of syndecan-1 and syndecan-4. We applied classical analysis of cell morphology, fluorescent and time-lapse microscopy and demonstrated that the KKDC peptide efficiently stimulates the adhesion and spreading of various cell types, mediated by PKC, Src, and the small GTPase Rac1. These results support, and further substantiate the notion that heparanase function is not limited to its enzymatic activity.
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- Flonia Levy-Adam
- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Cancer and Vascular Biology Research Center, Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in the Basement Membranes of the Human Placenta and Decidua. Placenta 2008; 29:309-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Revised: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 01/10/2008] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Mokkapati S, Baranowsky A, Mirancea N, Smyth N, Breitkreutz D, Nischt R. Basement membranes in skin are differently affected by lack of nidogen 1 and 2. J Invest Dermatol 2008; 128:2259-67. [PMID: 18356808 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Nidogens have been proposed to play a key role in basement membrane (BM) formation. However, recent findings using genetic approaches and organotypic coculture models demonstrated distinct tissue requirements thus changing the classical view of BM assembly. Toward this end, we have analyzed the dermo-epidermal junction and the microvasculature in skin of nidogen-deficient mice for their BM composition and structural assembly. Histology of nidogen double-null embryos at embryonic day (E)18.5 revealed overall normal skin morphology with a regularly differentiated epidermis. However, in the dermis, numerous erythrocytes had extravasated out of the microvasculature. Residual composition and ultrastructure of the dermo-epidermal BM are not altered in the absence of nidogens, demonstrating that the deposition of laminin, collagen IV, and perlecan occurs and allows cutaneous BM formation. In contrast, in capillaries, BM formation is severely impaired in the absence of nidogens, showing an irregular, patchy distribution and a dramatically reduced deposition of collagen IV, perlecan, and particularly laminin-411. Ultrastructure revealed thin fragile walls in the small blood vessels next to the epidermis, completely lacking a distinct endothelial BM. In summary, our results indicate that in skin the laminin composition of the various BMs determines whether nidogens are required for their assembly and stabilization.
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Origin and turnover of ECM proteins from the inner limiting membrane and vitreous body. Eye (Lond) 2008; 22:1207-13. [PMID: 18344966 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2008.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The inner limiting membrane (ILM) and the vitreous body (VB) are two major extracellular matrix (ECM) structures that are essential for early eye development. The ILM is considered to be the basement membrane of the retinal neuroepithelium, yet in situ hybridization and chick/quail transplant experiments in organ-cultured eyes showed that all components critical for ILM assembly, such as laminin or collagen IV, are not synthesized by the retina. Rather, ILM proteins, with the exception of agrin, originate from the lens or (and) ciliary body and are shed into the vitreous. The VB serves as a reservoir providing high concentrations of ILM proteins for the instant assembly of new ILM during rapid embryonic eye growth. The function of the retina in ILM assembly is to provide the cellular receptor proteins for the binding of the ILM proteins from the vitreous. The VB is a gelatinous ECM structure that fills the vitreous cavity of the eye. Its major structural proteins, collagen II and fibrillin, originate primarily from the ciliary body. Reverse transcription-PCR and western blotting show that the rate of synthesis of structural, monomeric ILM and VB proteins, such as laminin, collagen IV and II is very high during embryogenesis and very low in the adult. The downregulation of ILM and VB protein synthesis occurs during early postnatal life, and both ILM and VB are from then on maintained throughout life with minimum turnover. Our data explain why ILM and VB do not regenerate after vitrectomy and ILM peeling.
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Kleinman HK. Preparation of basement membrane components from EHS tumors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; Chapter 10:Unit 10.2. [PMID: 18228296 DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb1002s00] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This unit describes methods for passaging and harvesting the basement membrane matrix-producing EHS tumor and for the subsequent isolation of a crude mixture of basement membrane components termed Matrigel, which promotes the differentiation of a variety of epithelial, endothelial, and neuronal cells. Procedures for the isolation of the adhesive glycoprotein laminin-1 and of type IV collagen are also included. Support protocols cover the maintenance and harvesting of EHS tumors in mice and maintenance of mice on a lathrogenic diet.
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- H K Kleinman
- National Institute of Dental Research/NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Enzymes, a class of highly efficient and specific catalysts in Nature, dictate a myriad of reactions that constitute various cascades in biological systems. Self-assembly, a process prevalent in Nature, also plays important roles in biology, from maintaining the integrity of cells to performing cellular functions and inducing abnormalities that cause disease. To explore enzyme-regulated molecular self-assembly in an aqueous medium will help to understand and control those important biological processes. On the other hand, certain small organic molecules self-assemble in water to form molecular nanofibers and result in a hydrogel, which is referred to as a "supramolecular hydrogel" (and the small molecules are referred to as "supramolecular hydrogelators"). Supramolecular hydrogelators share common features, such as amphiphilicity and supramolecular interactions (pi-pi interactions, hydrogen bonding, and charge interactions among the molecules, among others) that result in nanostructures and form the three-dimensional networks as the matrices of hydrogels. In this Account, we discuss the use of enzymes to trigger and control the self-assembly of small molecules for hydrogelation, which takes place in vitro or in vivo, extra- or intracellularly. Using phosphatase, thermolysin, beta-lactamase, and phosphatase/kinase as examples, we illustrate the design and application of enzyme-catalyzed or -regulated formation of supramolecular hydrogels that offer a new strategy for detecting the activity of enzymes, screening for enzyme inhibitors, typing bacteria, drug delivery systems, and controlling the fate of cells. Since the expression and distribution of enzymes differ by the types and states of cells, tissues, and organs, using an enzymatic reaction to convert precursors into hydrogelators that self-assemble into nanofibers as the matrices of the hydrogel, one can control the delivery, function, and response of a hydrogel according to a specific biological condition or environment, thus providing an accessible route to create sophisticated materials for biomedicine. Particularly, intracellular enzymatic hydrogelation of small molecules offers a unique means for scientists to integrate molecular self-assembly with inherent enzymatic reactions inside cells for developing new biomaterials and therapeutics at the supramolecular level and improving the basic understanding of dynamic molecular self-assembly in water.
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- Zhimou Yang
- Department of Chemistry
- Bioengineering Program
- The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Bioengineering Program
- The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Bioengineering Program
- The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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Kvist AJ, Nyström A, Hultenby K, Sasaki T, Talts JF, Aspberg A. The major basement membrane components localize to the chondrocyte pericellular matrix — A cartilage basement membrane equivalent? Matrix Biol 2008; 27:22-33. [PMID: 17825545 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2007.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2007] [Revised: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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In this study, we demonstrate that articular cartilage chondrocytes are surrounded by the defining basement membrane proteins laminin, collagen type IV, nidogen and perlecan, and suggest that these form the functional equivalent of a basement membrane. We found by real-time PCR that mouse chondrocytes express these four cardinal components of basement membranes and demonstrated by immunohistochemistry that the proteins are present in bovine and mouse cartilage tissues and are deposited in a thin pericellular structure. Immunoelectron microscopy confirmed high laminin concentration in the pericellular matrix. In cartilage from newborn mice, basement membrane components are widespread in the territorial and interterritorial matrix, while in mature cartilage of adult mice the basement membrane components are localized mainly to a narrow pericellular zone. With progression into old age, this layer becomes less distinct, especially in areas of obvious mechanical attrition. Interestingly, individual laminin subunits were located in different zones of the cartilage, with laminin alpha1 showing preferential localization around a select population of superficial layer chondrocytes. We propose that the chondrocyte, like several other cell types of mesenchymal origin, is surrounded by the functional equivalent of a basement membrane. This structure is presumably involved in maintaining chondrocyte phenotype and viability and may well allow a new understanding of cartilage development and provide clues to the progression of degenerative joint disorders.
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- Alexander J Kvist
- Department of Experimental Medical Sciences, Lund University, SE-22184 Lund, Sweden
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Shoaf-Sweeney KD, Hutkins RW. Adherence, anti-adherence, and oligosaccharides preventing pathogens from sticking to the host. ADVANCES IN FOOD AND NUTRITION RESEARCH 2008; 55:101-61. [PMID: 18772103 DOI: 10.1016/s1043-4526(08)00402-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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For many pathogenic bacteria, infections are initiated only after the organism has first adhered to the host cell surface. If adherence can be inhibited, then the subsequent infection can also be inhibited. This approach forms the basis of anti-adherence strategies, which have been devised to prevent a variety of bacterial infections. In this chapter, the molecular basis by which respiratory, urinary, and gastrointestinal tract pathogens adhere to host cells will be described. The five general types of anti-adherence agents will also be reviewed. The most well-studied are the receptor analogs, which include oligosaccharides produced synthetically or derived from natural sources, including milk, berries, and other plants. Their ability to inhibit pathogen adherence may lead to development of novel, food-grade anti-infective agents that are inexpensive and safe.
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- Kari D Shoaf-Sweeney
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
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Teller IC, Auclair J, Herring E, Gauthier R, Ménard D, Beaulieu JF. Laminins in the developing and adult human small intestine: relation with the functional absorptive unit. Dev Dyn 2007; 236:1980-90. [PMID: 17503455 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The expression of the five laminin alpha-chains was analyzed in the developing and mature human small intestine at the protein and transcript levels in order to further delineate specific involvement of individual laminins in relation to the epithelial cell state as defined along the functional crypt-villus axis. The results show that all of the alpha-laminin transcripts are expressed in significant amounts in the small intestine relative to a panel of other tissues and organs. Further analysis of their expression by indirect immunofluorescence and semi-quantitative and quantitative RT-PCR demonstrates a close correlation between transcript and protein expression, distinct epithelial and mesenchymal origins, as well as differential occurrence in intestinal basement membranes according to developmental stage, along the crypt-villus axis and in compartment-related experimental intestinal cell models. Taken together, the data point out the prime importance of alpha2-, alpha3-, and alpha5-containing laminins for the development and maintenance of the functional human intestinal epithelium.
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- Inga C Teller
- CIHR Team on Digestive Epithelium, Département d'anatomie et de biologie cellulaire, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Terentiev AA, Moldogazieva NT. Cell adhesion proteins and α-fetoprotein. Similar structural motifs as prerequisites for common functions. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2007; 72:920-35. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297907090027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Shi YB, Fu L, Hasebe T, Ishizuya-Oka A. Regulation of extracellular matrix remodeling and cell fate determination by matrix metalloproteinase stromelysin-3 during thyroid hormone-dependent post-embryonic development. Pharmacol Ther 2007; 116:391-400. [PMID: 17919732 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/30/2007] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Interactions between cells and extracellular matrix (ECM), in particular the basement membrane (BM), are fundamentally important for the regulation of a wide variety of physiological and pathological processes. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) play critical roles in ECM remodeling and/or regulation of cell-ECM interactions because of their ability to cleave protein components of the ECM. Of particular interest among MMP is stromelysin-3 (ST3), which was first isolated from a human breast cancer and also shown to be correlated with apoptosis during development and invasion of tumor cells in mammals. We have been using intestinal remodeling during thyroid hormone (TH)-dependent amphibian metamorphosis as a model to study the role of ST3 during post-embryonic tissue remodeling and organ development in vertebrates. This process involves complete degeneration of the tadpole or larval epithelium through apoptosis and de novo development of the adult epithelium. Here, we will first summarize expression studies by us and others showing a tight spatial and temporal correlation of the expression of ST3 mRNA and protein with larval cell death and adult tissue development. We will then review in vitro and in vivo data supporting a critical role of ST3 in TH-induced larval epithelial cell death and ECM remodeling. We will further discuss the potential mechanisms of ST3 function during metamorphosis and its broader implications.
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- Yun-Bo Shi
- Laboratory of Gene Regulation and Development, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Building 18T, Room 106, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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