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Cha J, Ding EA, Carvalho EM, Fowler A, Aghi MK, Kumar S. Glioma Cells Secrete Collagen VI to Facilitate Invasion. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.12.12.571198. [PMID: 38168332 PMCID: PMC10760023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.12.12.571198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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While glioblastoma (GBM) progression is associated with extensive extracellular matrix (ECM) secretion, the causal contributions of ECM secretion to invasion remain unclear. Here we investigate these contributions by combining engineered materials, proteomics, analysis of patient data, and a model of bevacizumab-resistant GBM. We find that GBM cells cultured in engineered 3D hyaluronic acid hydrogels secrete ECM prior to invasion, particularly in the absence of exogenous ECM ligands. Proteomic measurements reveal extensive secretion of collagen VI, and collagen VI-associated transcripts are correspondingly enriched in microvascular proliferation regions of human GBMs. We further show that bevacizumab-resistant GBM cells deposit more collagen VI than their responsive counterparts, which is associated with marked cell-ECM stiffening. COL6A3 deletion in GBM cells reduces invasion, β-catenin signaling, and expression of mesenchymal markers, and these effects are amplified in hypoxia. Our studies strongly implicate GBM cell-derived collagen VI in microenvironmental remodeling to facilitate invasion.
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- Junghwa Cha
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences University of California San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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Wang S, Bager CL, Karsdal MA, Chondros D, Taverna D, Willumsen N. Blood-based extracellular matrix biomarkers as predictors of survival in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma receiving pegvorhyaluronidase alfa. J Transl Med 2021; 19:39. [PMID: 33478521 PMCID: PMC7819178 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-021-02701-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Extensive extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling is a hallmark of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDA). We investigated fragments of collagen types III (C3M, PRO-C3), VI (PRO-C6), and VIII (C8-C), and versican (VCANM) in plasma as biomarkers for predicting progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with mPDA treated with pegvorhyaluronidase alfa, a biologic that degrades the ECM component hyaluronan (HA), in a randomized phase 2 study (HALO109-202). Methods HALO109-202 comprised a discovery cohort (Stage 1, n = 94) and a validation cohort (Stage 2, n = 95). Plasma ECM biomarkers were analyzed by ELISAs. Univariate Cox regression analysis and Kaplan–Meier plots evaluated predictive associations between biomarkers, PFS and OS in patients treated with pegvorhyaluronidase alfa plus nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine (PAG) versus nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine (AG) alone. Results PFS was improved with PAG vs. AG in Stage 1 patients with high C3M/PRO-C3 ratio (median cut-off): median PFS (mPFS) 8.0 vs. 5.3 months, P = 0.031; HR = 0.40; 95% CI 0.17–0.92). High C3M/PRO-C3 ratio was validated in Stage 2 patients by predicting a PFS benefit of PAG vs. AG (mPFS: 8.8 vs. 3.4 months, P = 0.046; HR = 0.46; 95% CI 0.21–0.98). OS was also improved in patients with high C3M/PRO-C3 ratio treated with PAG vs. AG (mOS 13.8 vs 8.5 months, P = 0.009; HR = 0.35; 95% CI 0.16–0.77). Interestingly, high C3M/PRO-C3 ratio predicted for a PFS benefit to PAG vs. AG both in patients with HA-low tumors (HR = 0.36; 95% CI 0.17–0.79) and HA-high tumors (HR = 0.20; 95% CI 0.06–0.69). Conclusions The C3M/PRO-C3 ratio measuring type III collagen turnover in plasma has potential as a blood-based predictive biomarker in patients with mPDA and provides additional value to a HA biopsy when applied for patient selection. Trial registration: NCT01839487. Registered 25 April 2016
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- Song Wang
- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
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- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev Hovedgade 207, 2730, Herlev, Denmark
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- Nordic Bioscience A/S, Herlev Hovedgade 207, 2730, Herlev, Denmark
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Campos Y, Almirall A, Fuentes G, Bloem HL, Kaijzel EL, Cruz LJ. Tissue Engineering: An Alternative to Repair Cartilage. TISSUE ENGINEERING PART B-REVIEWS 2020; 25:357-373. [PMID: 30913997 DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2018.0330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Herein we review the state-of-the-art in tissue engineering for repair of articular cartilage. First, we describe the molecular, cellular, and histologic structure and function of endogenous cartilage, focusing on chondrocytes, collagens, extracellular matrix, and proteoglycans. We then explore in vitro cell culture on scaffolds, discussing the difficulties involved in maintaining or obtaining a chondrocytic phenotype. Next, we discuss the diverse compounds and designs used for these scaffolds, including natural and synthetic biomaterials and porous, fibrous, and multilayer architectures. We then report on the mechanical properties of different cell-loaded scaffolds, and the success of these scaffolds following in vivo implantation in small animals, in terms of generating tissue that structurally and functionally resembles native tissue. Last, we highlight future trends in this field. We conclude that despite major technical advances made over the past 15 years, and continually improving results in cartilage repair experiments in animals, the development of clinically useful implants for regeneration of articular cartilage remains a challenge
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- Yaima Campos
- 1Biomaterials Center, Havana University, LA Habana, Cuba.,2Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 1Biomaterials Center, Havana University, LA Habana, Cuba.,2Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 2Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 2Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 2Translational Nanobiomaterials and Imaging, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Although a plethora of nanoparticle configurations have been proposed over the past 10 years, the uniform and deep penetration of systemically injected nanomedicines into the diseased tissue stays as a major biological barrier. Here, a 'Tissue Chamber' chip is designed and fabricated to study the extravascular transport of small molecules and nanoparticles. The chamber comprises a collagen slab, deposited within a PDMS mold, and an 800 μm channel for the injection of the working solution. Through fluorescent microscopy, the dynamics of molecules and nanoparticles was estimated within the gel, under different operating conditions. Diffusion coefficients were derived from the analysis of the particle mean square displacements (MSD). For validating the experimental apparatus and the protocol for data analysis, the diffusion D of FITC-Dextran molecules of 4, 40 and 250 kDa was first quantified. As expected, D reduces with the molecular weight of the dextran molecules. The MSD-derived diffusion coefficients were in good agreement with values derived via fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP), an alternative technique that solely applies to small molecules. Then, the transport of six nanoparticles with similar hydrodynamic diameters (~ 200 nm) and different surface chemistries was quantified. Surface PEGylation was confirmed to favor the diffusion of nanoparticles within the collagen slab, whereas the surface decoration with hyaluronic acid (HA) chains reduced nanoparticle mobility in a way proportional to the HA molecular weight. To assess further the generality of the proposed approach, the diffusion of the six nanoparticles was also tested in freshly excised brain tissue slices. In these ex vivo experiments, the diffusion coefficients were 5-orders of magnitude smaller than for the Tissue Chamber chip. This was mostly ascribed to the lack of a cellular component in the chip. However, the trends documented for PEGylated and HA-coated nanoparticles in vitro were also confirmed ex vivo. This work demonstrates that the Tissue Chamber chip can be employed to effectively and efficiently test the extravascular transport of nanomedicines while minimizing the use of animals.
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Graceffa V, Vinatier C, Guicheux J, Stoddart M, Alini M, Zeugolis DI. Chasing Chimeras - The elusive stable chondrogenic phenotype. Biomaterials 2018; 192:199-225. [PMID: 30453216 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2018.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 11/02/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The choice of the best-suited cell population for the regeneration of damaged or diseased cartilage depends on the effectiveness of culture conditions (e.g. media supplements, three-dimensional scaffolds, mechanical stimulation, oxygen tension, co-culture systems) to induce stable chondrogenic phenotype. Herein, advances and shortfalls in in vitro, preclinical and clinical setting of various in vitro microenvironment modulators on maintaining chondrocyte phenotype or directing stem cells towards chondrogenic lineage are critically discussed. Chondrocytes possess low isolation efficiency, limited proliferative potential and rapid phenotypic drift in culture. Mesenchymal stem cells are relatively readily available, possess high proliferation potential, exhibit great chondrogenic differentiation capacity, but they tend to acquire a hypertrophic phenotype when exposed to chondrogenic stimuli. Embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells, despite their promising in vitro and preclinical data, are still under-investigated. Although a stable chondrogenic phenotype remains elusive, recent advances in in vitro microenvironment modulators are likely to develop clinically- and commercially-relevant therapies in the years to come.
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- Valeria Graceffa
- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland
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- INSERMU1229, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS), University of Nantes, UFR Odontologie & CHU Nantes, PHU 4 OTONN, 44042 Nantes, France
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- INSERMU1229, Regenerative Medicine and Skeleton (RMeS), University of Nantes, UFR Odontologie & CHU Nantes, PHU 4 OTONN, 44042 Nantes, France
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- AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- AO Research Institute, Clavadelerstrasse 8, 7270 Davos, Switzerland
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- Regenerative, Modular & Developmental Engineering Laboratory (REMODEL), Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM), Biomedical Sciences Building, National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Galway, Ireland.
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Ramanoudjame L, Rocancourt C, Lainé J, Klein A, Joassard L, Gartioux C, Fleury M, Lyphout L, Kabashi E, Ciura S, Cousin X, Allamand V. Two novel COLVI long chains in zebrafish that are essential for muscle development. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:6624-39. [PMID: 26362255 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Collagen VI (COLVI), a protein ubiquitously expressed in connective tissues, is crucial for structural integrity, cellular adhesion, migration and survival. Six different genes are recognized in mammalians, encoding six COLVI-chains that assemble as two 'short' (α1, α2) and one 'long' chain (theoretically any one of α3-6). In humans, defects in the most widely expressed heterotrimer (α123), due to mutations in the COL6A1-3 genes, cause a heterogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders, collectively termed COLVI-related muscle disorders. Little is known about the function(s) of the recently described α4-6 chains and no mutations have been detected yet. In this study, we characterized two novel COLVI long chains in zebrafish that are most homologous to the mammalian α4 chain; therefore, we named the corresponding genes col6a4a and col6a4b. These orthologues represent ancestors of the mammalian Col6a4-6 genes. By in situ hybridization and RT-qPCR, we unveiled a distinctive expression kinetics for col6a4b, compared with the other col6a genes. Using morpholino antisense oligonucleotides targeting col6a4a, col6a4b and col6a2, we modelled partial and complete COLVI deficiency, respectively. All morphant embryos presented altered muscle structure and impaired motility. While apoptosis was not drastically increased, autophagy induction was defective in all morphants. Furthermore, motoneuron axon growth was abnormal in these morphants. Importantly, some phenotypical differences emerged between col6a4a and col6a4b morphants, suggesting only partial functional redundancy. Overall, our results further confirm the importance of COLVI in zebrafish muscle development and may provide important clues for potential human phenotypes associated with deficiency of the recently described COLVI-chains.
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- Laetitia Ramanoudjame
- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, CNRS FRE3617, Center for Research in Myology, Paris F-75013, France, Institut de Myologie, Paris F-75013, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, CNRS FRE3617, Center for Research in Myology, Paris F-75013, France, Institut de Myologie, Paris F-75013, France, Département de Physiologie, Sorbonne Universités UPMC Paris 06, Site Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris F-75013, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, CNRS FRE3617, Center for Research in Myology, Paris F-75013, France, Institut de Myologie, Paris F-75013, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, CNRS FRE3617, Center for Research in Myology, Paris F-75013, France, Institut de Myologie, Paris F-75013, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, CNRS FRE3617, Center for Research in Myology, Paris F-75013, France, Institut de Myologie, Paris F-75013, France
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- Fish Ecophysiology Group, Ifremer, L'Houmeau F-17137, France
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI, UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC, INSERM U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière-ICM, Paris, France and
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- Sorbonne Universités Paris VI, UMR CNRS 1127 UPMC, INSERM U 1127, CNRS UMR 7225, Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle épinière-ICM, Paris, France and
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- Fish Ecophysiology Group, Ifremer, L'Houmeau F-17137, France, INRA LPGP, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes F-35042, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, CNRS FRE3617, Center for Research in Myology, Paris F-75013, France, Institut de Myologie, Paris F-75013, France,
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Voiles L, Lewis DE, Han L, Lupov IP, Lin TL, Robertson MJ, Petrache I, Chang HC. Overexpression of type VI collagen in neoplastic lung tissues. Oncol Rep 2014; 32:1897-904. [PMID: 25176343 PMCID: PMC4203334 DOI: 10.3892/or.2014.3438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Type VI collagen (COL6), an extracellular matrix protein, is important in maintaining the integrity of lung tissue. An increase in COL6 mRNA and protein deposition was found in the lungs of patients with pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic inflammatory condition with a strong association with lung cancer. In the present study, we demonstrated overexpression of COL6 in the lungs of non-small cell lung cancers. We hypothesized that excessive COL6 in the lung interstitium may exert stimulatory effects on the adjacent cells. In vitro stimulation of monocytes with COL6 resulted in the production of IL-23, which may promote tumor development in an environment of IL-23-mediated lung inflammation, where tissue modeling occurs concurrently with excessive COL6 production. In addition, COL6 was capable of stimulating signaling pathways that activate focal adhesion kinase and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 in lung epithelial cells, which may also facilitate the development of lung neoplasms. Taken together, our data suggest the potential role of COL6 in promoting lung neoplasia in diseased lungs where COL6 is overexpressed.
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- Larry Voiles
- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- The Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Lymphoma Program and the Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, Occupational and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine and the ̔Richard L. Roudebush' VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis School of Science, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Collagen VI and hyaluronan: the common role in breast cancer. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 2014:606458. [PMID: 25126569 PMCID: PMC4121998 DOI: 10.1155/2014/606458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Collagen VI and hyaluronan are widely distributed extracellular matrix macromolecules that play a crucial role in tissue development and are highly expressed in cancers. Both hyaluronan and collagen VI are upregulated in breast cancer, generating a microenvironment that promotes tumour progression and metastasis. A growing number of studies show that these two molecules are involved in inflammation and angiogenesis by recruiting macrophages and endothelial cells, respectively. Additionally, collagen VI induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition that is correlated to increased synthesis of hyaluronan in mammary cells. Hyaluronan has also a specific role in cellular functions that depends mainly on the size of the polymer, whereas the effect of collagen VI in tumour progression may be the result of the intact molecule or the C5 peptide of α3(VI) chain, known as endotrophin. Collectively, these findings strongly support the parallel role of these molecules in tumour progression and suggest that they may be used as prognostic factors for the breast cancer treatment.
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Chopra A, Murray ME, Byfield FJ, Mendez MG, Halleluyan R, Restle DJ, Raz-Ben Aroush D, Galie PA, Pogoda K, Bucki R, Marcinkiewicz C, Prestwich GD, Zarembinski TI, Chen CS, Puré E, Kresh JY, Janmey PA. Augmentation of integrin-mediated mechanotransduction by hyaluronic acid. Biomaterials 2014; 35:71-82. [PMID: 24120037 PMCID: PMC3930571 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2013.09.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Changes in tissue and organ stiffness occur during development and are frequently symptoms of disease. Many cell types respond to the stiffness of substrates and neighboring cells in vitro and most cell types increase adherent area on stiffer substrates that are coated with ligands for integrins or cadherins. In vivo cells engage their extracellular matrix (ECM) by multiple mechanosensitive adhesion complexes and other surface receptors that potentially modify the mechanical signals transduced at the cell/ECM interface. Here we show that hyaluronic acid (also called hyaluronan or HA), a soft polymeric glycosaminoglycan matrix component prominent in embryonic tissue and upregulated during multiple pathologic states, augments or overrides mechanical signaling by some classes of integrins to produce a cellular phenotype otherwise observed only on very rigid substrates. The spread morphology of cells on soft HA-fibronectin coated substrates, characterized by formation of large actin bundles resembling stress fibers and large focal adhesions resembles that of cells on rigid substrates, but is activated by different signals and does not require or cause activation of the transcriptional regulator YAP. The fact that HA production is tightly regulated during development and injury and frequently upregulated in cancers characterized by uncontrolled growth and cell movement suggests that the interaction of signaling between HA receptors and specific integrins might be an important element in mechanical control of development and homeostasis.
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- Anant Chopra
- Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel Univ. College of Med, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Dept. of Bioengineering, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Wilusz RE, Guilak F. High resistance of the mechanical properties of the chondrocyte pericellular matrix to proteoglycan digestion by chondroitinase, aggrecanase, or hyaluronidase. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2013; 38:183-97. [PMID: 24156881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Revised: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In articular cartilage, the extracellular matrix (ECM) and chondrocyte-associated pericellular matrix (PCM) are characterized by a high concentration of proteoglycans (PGs) and their associated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). These molecules serve important biochemical, structural, and biomechanical roles in the tissue and differences in their regional distributions suggest that different GAG/PG species contribute to the specific biomechanical properties of the ECM and PCM. The objective of this study was to investigate region-specific contributions of aggrecan, chondroitin and dermatan sulfate, and hyaluronan to the micromechanical properties of articular cartilage PCM and ECM in situ. Cryosections of porcine cartilage underwent digestion with ADAMTS-4, chondroitinase ABC, bacterial hyaluronidase or human leukocyte elastase. Guided by immunofluorescence for type VI collagen, AFM stiffness mapping was used to evaluate the elastic properties of matched PCM and ECM regions in paired control and digested cartilage sections. These methods were used to test the hypotheses that specific enzymatic digestion of GAGs or PGs would reduce both PCM and ECM elastic moduli. Elastase, which digests a number of PGs, some types of collagen, and non-collagenous proteins, was used as a positive control. ECM elastic moduli were significantly reduced by all enzyme treatments. However, PCM micromechanical properties were unaffected by enzymatic digestion of aggrecan, chondroitin/dermatan sulfate, and hyaluronan but were significantly reduced by 24% following elastase digestion. Our results provide new evidence for high resistance of PCM micromechanical properties to PG digestion and suggest a potential role for elastase in the degradation of the ECM and PCM.
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- Rebecca E Wilusz
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, USA.
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Karousou E, Stachtea X, Moretto P, Viola M, Vigetti D, D'Angelo ML, Raio L, Ghezzi F, Pallotti F, De Luca G, Karamanos NK, Passi A. New insights into the pathobiology of Down syndrome - hyaluronan synthase-2 overexpression is regulated by collagen VIα2 chain. FEBS J 2013; 280:2418-30. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.12220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Revised: 02/12/2013] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Evgenia Karousou
- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Chemistry; University of Patras; Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University of Berne; Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Chemistry; University of Patras; Greece
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry; Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences; School of Medicine; University of Insubria; Varese; Italy
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Chen J, Li N, Li G. Link protein hyaluronan-binding motif abrogates CD44-hyaluronan-mediated leukemia-liver cell adhesion. Mol Clin Oncol 2013; 1:483-486. [PMID: 24649196 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2013.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The liver is a frequent site for the metastasis of cancer cells originating from other sites. Leukemic liver metastasis is associated with poor prognosis. The ligation of CD44 with hyaluronan (HA) has been shown to contribute to the drug resistance of leukemic cells. In this study, a link protein HA-binding motif was genetically fused with enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) to generate an EGFP-L fusion protein. Furthermore, a coculture system was established to investigate the interaction of leukemic cells with liver cells. CD44-positive Kasumi-1, but not CD44-negative HL-60 cells, were observed to adhere to the liver cell line L02. This cell-cell adhesion was significantly blocked by HA, indicating that Kasumi-L02 cell adhesion was mediated by the CD44-HA interaction. Compared to EGFP, EGFP-L fusion protein bound to L02 and BEL7404 liver cells. EGFP-L partially abrogated the Kasumi-L02 adhesion, suggesting that the link protein-binding motif is able to inhibit CD44-HA-mediated leukemia-liver adhesion. These results may help provide insight into novel therapeutic methods for leukemic patients diagnosed with liver metastasis.
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- Jing Chen
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Zhejiang 310018, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Zhejiang 310018, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Zhejiang 310018, P.R. China
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Vanderploeg EJ, Wilson CG, Imler SM, Ling CHY, Levenston ME. Regional variations in the distribution and colocalization of extracellular matrix proteins in the juvenile bovine meniscus. J Anat 2012; 221:174-86. [PMID: 22703476 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2012.01523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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A deeper understanding of the composition and organization of extracellular matrix molecules in native, healthy meniscus tissue is required to fully appreciate the degeneration that occurs in joint disease and the intricate environment in which an engineered meniscal graft would need to function. In this study, regional variations in the tissue-level and pericellular distributions of collagen types I, II and VI and the proteoglycans aggrecan, biglycan and decorin were examined in the juvenile bovine meniscus. The collagen networks were extensively, but not completely, colocalized, with tissue-level organization that varied with radial position across the meniscus. Type VI collagen exhibited close association with large bundles composed of type I and II collagen and, in contrast to type I and II collagen, was further concentrated in the pericellular matrix. Aggrecan was detected throughout the inner region of the meniscus but was restricted to the pericellular matrix and sheaths of collagen bundles in the middle and outer regions. The small proteoglycans biglycan and decorin exhibited regional variations in staining intensity but were consistently localized in the intra- and/or peri-cellular compartments. These results provide insight into the complex hierarchy of extracellular matrix organization in the meniscus and provide a framework for better understanding meniscal degeneration and disease progression and evaluating potential repair and regeneration strategies.
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- Eric J Vanderploeg
- George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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ColVI myopathies: where do we stand, where do we go? Skelet Muscle 2011; 1:30. [PMID: 21943391 PMCID: PMC3189202 DOI: 10.1186/2044-5040-1-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Collagen VI myopathies, caused by mutations in the genes encoding collagen type VI (ColVI), represent a clinical continuum with Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) and Bethlem myopathy (BM) at each end of the spectrum, and less well-defined intermediate phenotypes in between. ColVI myopathies also share common features with other disorders associated with prominent muscle contractures, making differential diagnosis difficult. This group of disorders, under-recognized for a long time, has aroused much interest over the past decade, with important advances made in understanding its molecular pathogenesis. Indeed, numerous mutations have now been reported in the COL6A1, COL6A2 and COL6A3 genes, a large proportion of which are de novo and exert dominant-negative effects. Genotype-phenotype correlations have also started to emerge, which reflect the various pathogenic mechanisms at play in these disorders: dominant de novo exon splicing that enables the synthesis and secretion of mutant tetramers and homozygous nonsense mutations that lead to premature termination of translation and complete loss of function are associated with early-onset, severe phenotypes. In this review, we present the current state of diagnosis and research in the field of ColVI myopathies. The past decade has provided significant advances, with the identification of altered cellular functions in animal models of ColVI myopathies and in patient samples. In particular, mitochondrial dysfunction and a defect in the autophagic clearance system of skeletal muscle have recently been reported, thereby opening potential therapeutic avenues.
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Chen CP. Pathophysiology of Increased Fetal Nuchal Translucency Thickness. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 49:133-8. [DOI: 10.1016/s1028-4559(10)60029-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Hydraulic resistance of interstitium is of major importance in body fluid distribution. In the synovial lining it is vital for the retention of intra-articular fluid, and is attributed chiefly to the network of interstitial biopolymers occupying intercellular gaps in the tissue. Selective removal of synovial hyaluronan (HA) by protease-free hyaluronate lyase results in an almost 10x increase in synovial hydraulic permeability from 0.48 +/- 0.24 microL min(-1) cm H2O (control) to 4.56 +/- 0.40 microL min(-1) cm H2O (mean +/- SD, n = 6 rabbits, p < .001, t test) leading to the hypothesis that hyaluronan plays a major role in the organization of interstitial matrix structure. To test whether removal of hyaluronan causes significant changes in synovial ultrastructure, morphometry of hyaluronidase-treated synovium was carried out. Following hyaluronidase, the thickness of the synovial lining was reduced from 13.0 +/- 1.6 microm (control) to 10.6 +/- 1.6 microm (mean +/- SD throughout, n = 50 measurements per rabbit, 6 rabbits. p < .001, t test). This was accompanied by a significant reduction of synovial interstitial volume fraction from 76.2 +/- 20.6% (control) to 67.04 +/- 24.94% (p < .001, t test), and an increase in collagen bundle volume as a fraction of interstitial volume from 40.75 +/- 4.97% (control) tissue to 48.77 +/- 11.72% (p < .0001, t test). The findings indicate that the removal of hyaluronan chains leads to morphological disruption. Thus, hyaluronan chains play a major role in the organization of synovial structure. The observed morphological changes are insufficiently large to explain fully the great rise in hydraulic permeability observed on HA removal. The latter is likely to be due to disruption of tertiary architecture at the molecular organization level.
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- Peter J Coleman
- Division of Physiology, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK.
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Alexopoulos LG, Youn I, Bonaldo P, Guilak F. Developmental and osteoarthritic changes in Col6a1-knockout mice: biomechanics of type VI collagen in the cartilage pericellular matrix. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 60:771-9. [PMID: 19248115 DOI: 10.1002/art.24293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Chondrocytes, the sole cell type in articular cartilage, maintain the extracellular matrix (ECM) through a homeostatic balance of anabolic and catabolic activities that are influenced by genetic factors, soluble mediators, and biophysical factors such as mechanical stress. Chondrocytes are encapsulated by a narrow tissue region termed the "pericellular matrix" (PCM), which in normal cartilage is defined by the exclusive presence of type VI collagen. Because the PCM completely surrounds each cell, it has been hypothesized that it serves as a filter or transducer for biochemical and/or biomechanical signals from the cartilage ECM. The present study was undertaken to investigate whether lack of type VI collagen may affect the development and biomechanical function of the PCM and alter the mechanical environment of chondrocytes during joint loading. METHODS Col6a1(-/-) mice, which lack type VI collagen in their organs, were generated for use in these studies. At ages 1, 3, 6, and 11 months, bone mineral density (BMD) was measured, and osteoarthritic (OA) and developmental changes in the femoral head were evaluated histomorphometrically. Mechanical properties of articular cartilage from the hip joints of 1-month-old Col6a1(-/-), Col6a1(+/-), and Col6a1(+/+) mice were assessed using an electromechanical test system, and mechanical properties of the PCM were measured using the micropipette aspiration technique. RESULTS In Col6a1(-/-) and Col6a1(+/-) mice the PCM was structurally intact, but exhibited significantly reduced mechanical properties as compared with wild-type controls. With age, Col6a1(-/-) mice showed accelerated development of OA joint degeneration, as well as other musculoskeletal abnormalities such as delayed secondary ossification and reduced BMD. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that type VI collagen has an important role in regulating the physiology of the synovial joint and provide indirect evidence that alterations in the mechanical environment of chondrocytes, due to either loss of PCM properties or Col6a1(-/-)-derived joint laxity, can lead to progression of OA.
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Muscle Interstitial Fibroblasts Are the Main Source of Collagen VI Synthesis in Skeletal Muscle: Implications for Congenital Muscular Dystrophy Types Ullrich and Bethlem. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2008; 67:144-54. [DOI: 10.1097/nen.0b013e3181634ef7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Aggrecan, versican and type VI collagen are components of annular translamellar crossbridges in the intervertebral disc. EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE EUROPEAN SPINE SOCIETY, THE EUROPEAN SPINAL DEFORMITY SOCIETY, AND THE EUROPEAN SECTION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 2007; 17:314-24. [PMID: 17972112 DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0538-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2007] [Revised: 09/03/2007] [Accepted: 10/15/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The aim of this study was to undertake a detailed analysis of the structure of the inter and intra-lamellar regions of the annulus fibrosus. A total of 30 newborn to 6 year-old lumbar ovine intervertebral discs (IVDs) were fixed and decalcified en-bloc to avoid differential swelling artifacts during processing and vertical mid-sagittal, and horizontal 4 mum sections were cut. These were stained with toluidine blue to visualise anionic proteoglycan (PG) species, H & E for cellular morphology and picro-sirius red (viewed under polarized light) to examine collagenous organization. Immunolocalisations were also undertaken using anti-PG core-protein and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) side chain antibodies to native chondroitin sulphate (CS), Delta C-4-S and C-6-S unsaturated stubs generated by chondroitinase ABC digestion of CS, keratan sulphate (KS), and with antibodies to type I, II, VI, IX and X collagens. Trans-lamellar cross bridges (TLCBs), discontinuities in annular lamellae's which provide transverse interconnections, stained prominently with toluidine blue in the adult IVDs but less so in the newborn IVDs. In adult discs TLCBs were evident in both the posterior and anterior AF where they extended from the outermost annular lamellae almost to the transitional zone extending across as many as eight lamellar layers displaying a characteristic circuitous, meandering, serpentine type course. There were significantly fewer TLCBs in 2 week-old compared with skeletally mature sheep and there was a further increase from 2 to 6 years. Immunolocalisation of perlecan delineated blood vessels in the TLBs of the newborn but not adult IVDs extending into the mid AF. In contrast adult but not 2 week-old TLCBs were immunopositive for C-4-S, C-6-S, KS, aggrecan, versican and type VI collagen. The change in number and matrix components of the trans-lamellar cross bridges with skeletal maturity and ageing suggest that they represent an adaptation to the complex biomechanical forces occurring in the annulus fibrosus.
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Rosines E, Schmidt H, Nigam S. The effect of hyaluronic acid size and concentration on branching morphogenesis and tubule differentiation in developing kidney culture systems: potential applications to engineering of renal tissues. Biomaterials 2007; 28:4806-17. [PMID: 17706761 PMCID: PMC2700261 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 07/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a glycosaminoglycan of tissue engineering importance that plays a vital role in mammalian development. In vitro kidney culture methods were utilized to investigate the importance of HA during renal organogenesis. We found that HA has the ability to simultaneously modulate ureteric bud (UB) branching, promote mesenchymal-to-epithelial transformation, and promote differentiation of both metanephric mesenchyme (MM) and the UB depending on the concentration and molecular weight (MW) of HA. Hyaluronidase inhibited branching morphogenesis in both isolated UB and whole kidney cultures, suggesting endogenous HA is required for branching morphogenesis. HA exhibited morphogen-like properties, stimulating branching morphogenesis at low concentrations (0.1%) and low MW (6.55 kDa), but inhibiting at high concentrations (3.75%) and high MW (234.4 kDa). Furthermore, HA of every MW tested promoted collecting duct differentiation as measured by AQP-2 expression. E-cadherin immunostaining and qPCR of nephron differentiation markers (OAT-1, NaP(i)-2, AQP-1, and THP) demonstrated that HA of a variety of MWs strongly promotes mesenchymal epithelialization and nephron differentiation in a concentration-dependent manner. Since the HA synthesis and degradation genes, has-2 and hyal-2, are highly expressed during kidney development, this data suggests that specific sizes and concentrations of HA may act to independently regulate UB branching and promote tubular maturation, representing a potential switch for ending branching morphogenesis, as well as initiating nephron differentiation. In addition, the ability of HA to promote in vitro embryonic kidney growth and maturation, together with the biocompatibility and crosslinking capability of HA, suggests a potential use of HA for both creating an instructive, 3D scaffold for in vitro kidney engineering from developmental tissues, as well as promoting tubule regeneration in injured or cryopreserved kidneys.
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- E. Rosines
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0693, La Jolla, CA 92093-0693, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0693, La Jolla, CA 92093-0693, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0693, La Jolla, CA 92093-0693, USA
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0693, La Jolla, CA 92093-0693, USA
- Corresponding author: Sanjay K. Nigam, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. #0693, La Jolla, CA 92093-0693, USA, , ph: (858) 822-3482, fx: (858) 822-3483
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Choi JB, Youn I, Cao L, Leddy HA, Gilchrist CL, Setton LA, Guilak F. Zonal changes in the three-dimensional morphology of the chondron under compression: the relationship among cellular, pericellular, and extracellular deformation in articular cartilage. J Biomech 2007; 40:2596-603. [PMID: 17397851 PMCID: PMC2265315 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2006] [Accepted: 01/04/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The pericellular matrix (PCM) is a narrow region of tissue that completely surrounds chondrocytes in articular cartilage. Previous theoretical models of the "chondron" (the PCM with enclosed cells) suggest that the structure and properties of the PCM may significantly influence the mechanical environment of the chondrocyte. The objective of this study was to quantify changes in the three-dimensional (3D) morphology of the chondron in situ at different magnitudes of compression applied to the cartilage extracellular matrix. Fluorescence immunolabeling for type-VI collagen was used to identify the boundaries of the cell and PCM, and confocal microscopy was used to form 3D images of chondrons from superficial, middle, and deep zone cartilage in explants compressed to 0%, 10%, 30%, and 50% surface-to-surface strain. Lagrangian tissue strain, determined locally using texture correlation, was highly inhomogeneous and revealed depth-dependent compressive stiffness and Poisson's ratio of the extracellular matrix. Compression significantly decreased cell and chondron height and volume, depending on the zone and magnitude of compression. In the superficial zone, cellular-level strains were always lower than tissue-level strains. In the middle and deep zones, however, tissue strains below 25% were amplified at the cellular level, while tissue strains above 25% were decreased at the cellular level. These findings are consistent with previous theoretical models of the chondron, suggesting that the PCM can serve as either a protective layer for the chondrocyte or a transducer that amplifies strain, such that cellular-level strains are more homogenous throughout the tissue depth despite large inhomogeneities in local ECM strains.
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- Jae Bong Choi
- Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710
- Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering Hansung University, Seoul, Korea
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- Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710
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- Departments of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Duke University Medical Center Durham, North Carolina 27710
- *Corresponding author: Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, 375 MSRB, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, Phone: (919) 684-2521, Fax: (919) 681-8490, E-mail:
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Youn I, Choi JB, Cao L, Setton LA, Guilak F. Zonal variations in the three-dimensional morphology of the chondron measured in situ using confocal microscopy. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2006; 14:889-97. [PMID: 16626979 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2005] [Accepted: 02/28/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Chondrocytes in articular cartilage are surrounded by a narrow pericellular matrix (PCM), which together with the enclosed cell(s) are termed the "chondron". Although the precise function of this tissue region is unknown, previous studies provide indirect evidence that the PCM plays an important role in governing the local mechanical environment of chondrocytes. In particular, theoretical models of the chondron under mechanical loading suggest that the shape, size, and biomechanical properties of the PCM significantly influence the stress-strain and fluid flow environment of the cell. The goal of this study was to quantify the three-dimensional morphology of chondron in situ using en bloc immunolabeling of type VI collagen coupled with fluorescence confocal microscopy. METHODS Three-dimensional reconstructions of intact, fluorescently labeled chondrons were made from stacks of confocal images recorded in situ from the superficial, middle, and deep zones of porcine articular cartilage of the medial femoral condyle. RESULTS Significant variations in the shape, size, and orientation of chondrocytes and chondrons were observed with depth from the tissue surface, revealing flattened discoidal chondrons in the superficial zone, rounded chondrons in the middle zone, and elongated, multicellular chondrons in the deep zone. CONCLUSIONS The shape and orientation of the chondron appear to reflect the local collagen architecture of the interterritorial matrix, which varies significantly with depth. Quantitative measurements of morphology of the chondron and its variation with site, disease, or aging may provide new insights into the influence of this structure on physiology and the pathology of articular cartilage.
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- I Youn
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Harvima IT, Heikura H, Hyttinen M, Naukkarinen A. Hyaluronic acid inhibits the adherence and growth of monolayer keratinocytes but does not affect the growth of keratinocyte epithelium. Arch Dermatol Res 2006; 298:207-19. [PMID: 16897076 DOI: 10.1007/s00403-006-0687-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2006] [Accepted: 06/30/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hyaluronic acid (HA) is involved in epidermal biology but evidence for its functional significance is sparse. In this study, low-calcium monolayer and high-calcium epithelium cultures of human keratinocytes were used to study the effect of up to four different HA preparations on keratinocyte growth and on the adherence of proliferating keratinocytes onto the plastic surface coated with different matrix proteins. In suboptimally growing monolayer culture, up to 1,000 microg/ml rooster comb HA and streptococcus equi HA inhibited keratinocyte growth. Instead, all HA preparations tested did not affect the growth and migration of keratinocyte epithelium using optimal or suboptimal growth conditions. In the cell adherence assays, up to 1,000 microg/ml rooster comb HA and streptococcus equi HA inhibited the keratinocyte adherence onto the fibronectin- and collagen-coated substratum. In contrast to other HA preparations, HA from human umbilical cord did not affect the growth of monolayer keratinocytes and it increased markedly the cell adherence onto the collagen-coated substratum. This increase, however, can be attributed to chonroitin sulphate proteoglycan contaminant present in this HA preparation. In conclusion, HA can inhibit the growth and adherence of proliferating monolayer keratinocytes, but it has no apparent effect on the growth and migration of keratinocyte epithelium.
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- Ilkka T Harvima
- Department of Dermatology, Kuopio University Hospital, 70211, Kuopio, Finland.
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Guilak F, Alexopoulos LG, Upton ML, Youn I, Choi JB, Cao L, Setton LA, Haider MA. The pericellular matrix as a transducer of biomechanical and biochemical signals in articular cartilage. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2006; 1068:498-512. [PMID: 16831947 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1346.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 233] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The pericellular matrix (PCM) is a narrow tissue region surrounding chondrocytes in articular cartilage, which together with the enclosed cell(s) has been termed the "chondron." While the function of this region is not fully understood, it is hypothesized to have important biological and biomechanical functions. In this article, we review a number of studies that have investigated the structure, composition, mechanical properties, and biomechanical role of the chondrocyte PCM. This region has been shown to be rich in proteoglycans (e.g., aggrecan, hyaluronan, and decorin), collagen (types II, VI, and IX), and fibronectin, but is defined primarily by the presence of type VI collagen as compared to the extracellular matrix (ECM). Direct measures of PCM properties via micropipette aspiration of isolated chondrons have shown that the PCM has distinct mechanical properties as compared to the cell or ECM. A number of theoretical and experimental studies suggest that the PCM plays an important role in regulating the microenvironment of the chondrocyte. Parametric studies of cell-matrix interactions suggest that the presence of the PCM significantly affects the micromechanical environment of the chondrocyte in a zone-dependent manner. These findings provide support for a potential biomechanical function of the chondrocyte PCM, and furthermore, suggest that changes in the PCM and ECM properties that occur with osteoarthritis may significantly alter the stress-strain and fluid environments of the chondrocytes. An improved understanding of the structure and function of the PCM may provide new insights into the mechanisms that regulate chondrocyte physiology in health and disease.
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- Farshid Guilak
- Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, 375 MSRB, Box 3093, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA.
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Petrini S, Tessa A, Stallcup WB, Sabatelli P, Pescatori M, Giusti B, Carrozzo R, Verardo M, Bergamin N, Columbaro M, Bernardini C, Merlini L, Pepe G, Bonaldo P, Bertini E. Altered expression of the MCSP/NG2 chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan in collagen VI deficiency. Mol Cell Neurosci 2006; 30:408-17. [PMID: 16169245 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2005.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2004] [Revised: 06/09/2005] [Accepted: 08/10/2005] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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NG2, the rat homologue of the human melanoma chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (MCSP), is a ligand for collagen VI (COL6). We have examined skeletal muscles of patients affected by Ullrich scleroatonic muscular dystrophy (UCMD), an inherited syndrome caused by COL6 genes mutations. A significant decrease of NG2 immunolabeling was found in UCMD myofibers, as well as in skeletal muscle and cornea of COL6 null-mice. In UCMD muscles, truncated NG2 core protein isoforms were detected. However, real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed marked increase in NG2 mRNA content in UCMD muscle compared to controls. We hypothesize that NG2 immunohistochemical and biochemical behavior may be compromised owing to the absence of its physiological ligand. MCSP/NG2 proteoglycan may be considered an important receptor mediating COL6-sarcolemma interactions, a relationship that is disrupted by the pathogenesis of UCMD muscle.
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- Stefania Petrini
- Unit of Molecular Medicine, Bambino Gesù Hospital IRCCS, P.zza S. Onofrio 4, 00165 Rome, Italy.
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Higashi K, Higuchi I, Niiyama T, Uchida Y, Shiraishi T, Hashiguchi A, Saito A, Horikiri T, Suehara M, Arimura K, Osame M. Abnormal expression of proteoglycans in Ullrich's disease with collagen VI deficiency. Muscle Nerve 2005; 33:120-6. [PMID: 16258947 DOI: 10.1002/mus.20449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Patients with Ullrich's disease have generalized muscle weakness, multiple contractures of the proximal joints, and hyperextensibility of the distal joints. Recently we found a marked reduction of fibronectin receptors in the skin and cultured fibroblasts of two patients with Ullrich's disease with collagen VI deficiency, and speculated that an abnormality of cell adhesion may be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease. In this study, we investigated the expression of proteoglycans and adhesion molecules in Ullrich's disease and other muscle diseases. We found a reduction of NG2 proteoglycan in the membrane of skeletal muscle but not in the skin in Ullrich's disease. By contrast, we found the upregulation of tenascin C in the extracellular matrix of skeletal muscle in Ullrich's disease. Our findings suggest that abnormal expression of proteoglycans and adhesion molecules may be involved in the pathogenesis of the dystrophic muscle changes in Ullrich's disease.
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- Keiko Higashi
- Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Lund University, Sweden
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Poole AR, Kojima T, Yasuda T, Mwale F, Kobayashi M, Laverty S. Composition and structure of articular cartilage: a template for tissue repair. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2001:S26-33. [PMID: 11603710 DOI: 10.1097/00003086-200110001-00004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 355] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The authors review the structure and composition of articular cartilage. This tissue is composed of an extensive extracellular matrix synthesized by chondrocytes. It contains different zones with respect to depth from the articular surface and has a regional organization around the chondrocytes. Its composition varies regionally and zonally in its collagen and proteoglycan contents and those of other matrix molecules. There is a macrofibrillar collagen network and a microfilamentous network about which other noncollagenous molecules are organized. Its structure and composition are reflective of its special mechanical properties that primarily reflect its tensile strength (collagens) and compressive stiffness (proteoglycan aggrecan) and cell-matrix interactions (noncollagenous proteins).
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- A R Poole
- Shriners Hospitals for Children, Department of Surgery McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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A low concentration of hyaluronan (HA) in lymph compared with tissue suggests a large bound fraction. To investigate the distribution and mobility of HA and serum albumin (Alb), we eluted the rat tail tendon with a series of l5 successive centrifugations, each preceded by the addition of 0.15 M NaCl (15% of initial wet wt). The eluate concentration fell exponentially versus the accumulated eluate, allowing estimation of the maximal elutable amount (E(HA) and E(Alb)). Alb elution was practically complete from a space of approximately 28% of wet wt at all centrifugation rates. Twenty percent of HA was elutable at 500 rpm, apparently from the same space as Alb, increasing to 40% at >4,000 rpm. This pattern was not significantly influenced by using 2 M NaCl or by the addition of plasma or metabolic inhibitors. Without prehydration and centrifugation at high revolutions per minute, both Alb and HA concentrations fell rapidly toward zero, presumably in part reflecting mobilization of HA- and Alb-free fluid from the collagen intrafibrillar space (3). We conclude that with prehydration the fibrils swell, increasing the intramolecular spaces to become "penetrable" to HA and allowing removal of HA-containing fluid when the fibrils are compressed by the next centrifugation at high revolutions per minute, increasing E(HA) from 23 to 45%. Chemical binding presumably explains the unelutable 55% of tendon HA. Intrafibrillar HA may act to stabilize the fibrillar volume.
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- K Aukland
- Department of Physiology, University of Bergen, N-5009 Bergen, Norway.
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Wildey GM, Billetz AC, Matyas JR, Adams ME, McDevitt CA. Absolute concentrations of mRNA for type I and type VI collagen in the canine meniscus in normal and ACL-deficient knee joints obtained by RNase protection assay. J Orthop Res 2001; 19:650-8. [PMID: 11518275 DOI: 10.1016/s0736-0266(00)00053-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Relatively little is known about the cellular and molecular responses of the knee joint meniscus to joint injury, despite the functional importance of the tissue. We investigated how meniscus cells respond to joint injury in the early stages of post-traumatic osteoarthritis by characterizing the changes in matrix gene expression in menisci at 3 and 12 weeks post-surgery in dogs in which the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in one joint was transected and the other unoperated joint served as a control. Changes in the total RNA and DNA concentrations of the menisci were determined. Absolute concentrations of the mRNA of the COL1A1 gene of type 1 collagen, the major fibrillar collagen of the meniscus, and the COL6A3 gene of type VI collagen, a major repair molecule, were determined by quantitative ribonuclease (RNase) protection assay. The concentration of total RNA in medial and lateral menisci increased from 40 to 60 microg RNA/g wet wt in unoperated, control joints to 200-350 microg RNA/g wet wt in ACL-deficient joints. No significant changes were detected in the concentration of DNA (900-1200 microg DNA/g wet wt). Low concentrations of COL1A1 (2-3 pmol mRNA/g DNA) and COL6A3 (0.3-0.6 pmol mRNA/g DNA) mRNA transcripts were measured in normal menisci. ACL-deficiency induced a 20-38 fold increase in COL1A1 and COL6A3 mRNA concentration at 3 weeks, and an 11-19 fold increase at 12 weeks post-surgery. In general, the increase in COL1A1 and COL6A3 mRNA concentrations was greater in medial menisci than in lateral menisci. These results demonstrate that the menisci initiate a vigorous biosynthetic response to transection of the ACL.
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- G M Wildey
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5254, USA
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Wiberg C, Hedbom E, Khairullina A, Lamandé SR, Oldberg A, Timpl R, Mörgelin M, Heinegård D. Biglycan and decorin bind close to the n-terminal region of the collagen VI triple helix. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:18947-52. [PMID: 11259413 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m100625200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The binding of native biglycan and decorin to pepsin-extracted collagen VI from human placenta was examined by solid phase assay and by measurement of surface plasmon resonance in the BIAcore(TM)2000 system. Both proteoglycans exhibited a strong affinity for collagen VI with dissociation constants (K(D)) of approximately 30 nm. Removal of the glycosaminoglycan chains by chondroitinase ABC digestion did not significantly affect binding. In coprecipitation experiments, biglycan and decorin bound to collagen VI and equally competed with the other, suggesting that biglycan and decorin bind to the same binding site on collagen VI. This was confirmed by electron microscopy after negative staining of complexes between gold-labeled proteoglycans and collagen VI, demonstrating that both biglycan and decorin bound exclusively to a domain close to the interface between the N terminus of the triple helical region and the following globular domain. In solid phase assay using recombinant collagen VI fragments, it was shown that the alpha2(VI) chain probably plays a role in the interaction.
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- C Wiberg
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Lund, BMC Plan C12, Lund S-221 84, Sweden
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Iwahashi M, Muragaki Y, Ooshima A, Nakano R. Type VI collagen expression during growth of human ovarian follicles. Fertil Steril 2000; 74:343-7. [PMID: 10927056 DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00618-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify type VI collagen expression in human ovarian follicles during follicular growth. DESIGN In vitro experiment. SETTING Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical College, Japan. PATIENT(S) Regularly cycling women who underwent adnexectomy. INTERVENTION(S) Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for human type VI collagen. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Expression of type VI collagen. RESULT(S) Expression of type VI collagen was observed in the theca cell layers during folliculogenesis, whereas no expression of type VI collagen was observed in the granulosa cell layers at the mRNA and protein levels. As the follicles grew, immunostaining for type VI collagen became intense in the theca cell layers, especially the theca externa. In preovulatory follicles, however, weak, fragmented, or discontinuous immunostaining of the theca cell layers was observed. This fragmented or discontinuous immunostaining was evident predominantly in the apical area of preovulatory follicles rather than in the basal area. CONCLUSION(S) Type VI collagen is present in the theca cell layers of follicles during folliculogenesis and plays an important role in interactions between the theca cells and extracellular matrix. These interactions may lead to changes in the shape, proliferation, migration, or differentiation of follicular cells during follicular development, maturation, and ovulation.
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- M Iwahashi
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wakayama Medical College, Wakayama, Japan
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Zhang W, Watson CE, Liu C, Williams KJ, Werth VP. Glucocorticoids induce a near-total suppression of hyaluronan synthase mRNA in dermal fibroblasts and in osteoblasts: a molecular mechanism contributing to organ atrophy. Biochem J 2000; 349:91-7. [PMID: 10861215 PMCID: PMC1221124 DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3490091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Glucocorticoid (GC) administration induces atrophy of skin, bone, and other organs, partly by reducing tissue content of glycosaminoglycans, particularly hyaluronic acid (HA). We took advantage of the recent cloning of the three human hyaluronan synthase (HAS) enzymes (HAS1, HAS2 and HAS3), to explore the molecular mechanisms of this side effect. Northern and slot blots performed on RNA extracted from cultured dermal fibroblasts and the MG-63 osteoblast-like osteosarcoma cell line indicated that HAS2 is the predominant HAS mRNA in these cells. Incubation of both cell types for 24 h in the presence of 10(-6) M dexamethasone (DEX) resulted in a striking 97--98% suppression of HAS2 mRNA levels. Time-course studies in fibroblasts demonstrated suppression of HAS2 mRNA to 28% of control by 1 h, and to 1.2% of control by 2 h, after addition of DEX. Dose-response studies in fibroblasts indicated that the majority of the suppressive effect required concentrations characteristic of cell-surface GC receptors, a point confirmed by persistent DEX-induced suppression in the presence of RU486, an antagonist of classic cytosolic steroid hormone receptors. Nuclear run-off experiments showed a 70% suppression of HAS2 gene transcription in nuclei from DEX-treated fibroblasts, which is unlikely to fully explain the rapid 50--80-fold reduction in message levels. Experiments with actinomycin D (AMD) demonstrated that the message half-life was 25 min in cells without DEX, whereas the combination of AMD with DEX dramatically increased the half-life of HAS2 mRNA, suggesting that DEX acts by inducing a short-lived destabilizer of the HAS2 message. Direct assessment of HAS2 mRNA stability by wash-out of incorporated uridine label established a half-life of 31 min in cells without DEX, which substantially shortened in the presence of DEX. In conclusion, GCs induce a rapid and sustained, near-total suppression of HAS2 message levels, mediated through substantial decreases in both gene transcription and message stability. These effects may contribute to the loss of HA in GC-treated organs.
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- W Zhang
- Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia V.A. Hospital, 2 Rhoads Pavilion, 36th and Spruce, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Lekskul M, Burrows R, Kublin CL, Cintron C. CxGELSIX: a novel preparation of type VI collagen with possible use as a biomaterial. Cornea 2000; 19:194-203. [PMID: 10746452 DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200003000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE This study was initiated to evaluate tissue acceptance and stability of a novel type VI collagen preparation (CxGelsix) as a biomaterial in the rabbit corneal stroma. We hypothesized that CxGelsix, embedded intrastromally, does not have any adverse affect on surrounding corneal tissues, and remains intact in the presence of an acute inflammatory reaction during corneal wound healing. METHODS Type VI collagen was extracted and purified from rabbit corneal stroma under nondenaturing conditions. This preparation, Gelsix, was concentrated and cross-linked with polyethylene glycol to produce a transparent film (CxGelsix). Discs of CxGelsix, 4.0-mm diameter, 9- to 35-microm thick were implanted intrastromally and clinically examined periodically for 4 months. In another experiment, implantation of CxGelsix, 2.0-mm-diameter, was followed by corneal wounding adjacent to the implant and examined clinically for 30 weeks. At the end of these periods, the tissues from these experiments were processed for light and transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS An intralamellar 4.0-mm-diameter disc of CxGelsix does not alter the structure of corneal epithelium above the implant, suggesting normal transport of nutrients through CxGelsix. Moreover, no structural abnormalities were seen in the rest of the cornea, and the cornea remains transparent. Although the cornea accepts the presence of CxGelsix disc as judged by clinical criteria, gradual degradation of the implant is seen ultrastructurally. CxGelsix is remarkably stable despite its exposure to endogenous enzymes during inflammation and wound healing. Partial degradation of the implant occurs only after many months, and it is gradually replaced with bundles of fine collagen fibrils reminiscent of normal cornea. CONCLUSION The results of this study suggest that CxGelsix is potentially useful as a biomaterial.
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- M Lekskul
- Schepens Eye Research Institute, and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Tammi R, MacCallum D, Hascall VC, Pienimäki JP, Hyttinen M, Tammi M. Hyaluronan bound to CD44 on keratinocytes is displaced by hyaluronan decasaccharides and not hexasaccharides. J Biol Chem 1998; 273:28878-88. [PMID: 9786890 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.273.44.28878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Abundant hyaluronan is present between epidermal keratinocytes. However, virtually nothing is known regarding its organization in the limited extracellular space between these cells. We have used metabolic labeling with [3H]glucosamine and [35S]sulfate and a hyaluronan-specific biotinylated probe to study the metabolism of hyaluronan and its localization in monolayer cultures of a rat epidermal keratinocyte cell line. Hyaluronan (approximately 20 fg/cell) was present on the apical and lateral surfaces of the cells in two nearly equal pools, either in patches (approximately 160/cell) or diffusely spread. The hyaluronan in the patches is bound to CD44 as indicated by co-localization with an antibody to CD44, and by displacement with hyaluronan decasaccharides as well as with an antibody that blocks hyaluronan binding to CD44. The inability of hyaluronan oligomers shorter than 10 monosaccharides to displace hyaluronan suggests that CD44 dimerization or cooperative interactions are required for tight binding. The diffuse hyaluronan pool is likely bound to hyaluronan synthase during its biosynthesis.
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- R Tammi
- Department of Anatomy, University of Kuopio, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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The resident cells of the meniscus synthesize a fibrocartilaginous extracellular matrix in vivo composed predominantly of type I collagen fibers. To increase our understanding of matrix biosynthesis by meniscus cells in vitro, we examined matrix protein mRNA levels in cultured meniscus cells isolated from skeletally mature dogs. The mRNA levels of five matrix protein genes (COL1A1, COL2A1, aggrecan, COL6A1, and fibronectin) were measured in meniscus cells by Northern blotting and compared with those of patellar tendon fibroblasts and femoral articular cartilage chondrocytes. In freshly isolated cells (Day 0 cells), COL1A1, COL2A1, and aggrecan mRNA levels were low or undetectable in both meniscus cells and tendon fibroblasts. In intact meniscus tissue, COL1A1 mRNA levels were also low or undetectable. COL2A1 and aggrecan mRNA transcripts were readily observed, however, in Day 0 articular chondrocytes. The levels of expression of COL6A1 and fibronectin mRNA transcripts in Day 0 meniscus cells were intermediate between higher articular chondrocyte levels and lower tendon fibroblast levels. After 1 week in monolayer culture (Day 7 cells), meniscus cells expressed readily detectable levels of COL1A1 mRNA transcripts, similar to that observed for cultured tendon fibroblasts. COL1A1 mRNA transcripts were either not detected or detected at very low levels in monolayer cultures of articular chondrocytes. COL2A1 and aggrecan mRNA transcripts were readily detected in cultured articular chondrocytes but not in meniscus cells or in tendon fibroblasts. All three types of cells continued to express COL6A1 and fibronectin mRNA transcripts after 1 week in culture. These results demonstrate that the patterns of expression of COL1A1 and COL2A1 mRNA transcripts by meniscus cells are similar to those of tendon fibroblasts and dissimilar to those of articular chondrocytes both in freshly isolated cells and in monolayer cultured cells. This mRNA expression pattern supports the idea that monolayer culture of meniscus cells results in the expression of a predominantly fibroblastic phenotype.
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- G M Wildey
- Section of Musculoskeletal Biology, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
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Folberg R, Mehaffey M, Gardner LM, Meyer M, Rummelt V, Pe'er J. The microcirculation of choroidal and ciliary body melanomas. Eye (Lond) 1998; 11 ( Pt 2):227-38. [PMID: 9349418 DOI: 10.1038/eye.1997.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The microcirculation of ciliary body and choroidal melanomas is remodelled into patterns. The presence of microvascular networks, composed of back-to-back loops that encircle microdomains of tumour, and parallel vessels with cross-linking, are associated with death from metastatic melanoma. The formation of these complex vascular patterns may result from reciprocal interactions between the tumour cell and the extracellular matrix, and pattern formation may reflect an invasive tumour cell phenotype. Ciliary body and choroidal melanomas are among the few forms of cancer treated before a pathologist assigns a grade to indicate whether tumour is likely to follow a benign or aggressive course. There is evidence to suggest that prognostically significant microcirculatory patterns may be detectable by non-invasive imaging techniques that may provide a substitute for biopsy to guide the clinical management of patients with these sight- and life-threatening tumours.
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- R Folberg
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242-1182, USA.
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Hollyfield JG, Rayborn ME, Tammi M, Tammi R. Hyaluronan in the interphotoreceptor matrix of the eye: species differences in content, distribution, ligand binding and degradation. Exp Eye Res 1998; 66:241-8. [PMID: 9533850 DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hyaluronan (HA) distribution in the posterior eye wall from the vitreous through the sclera, with special consideration to localization in the retina and interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM), was evaluated in human, bovine, guinea pig, dog, rat and mouse tissues using a specific probe for HA (bHABC, biotinylated hyaluronan binding complex). The sclera, some regions of the choroid and vitreous body was positive for HA, as was the basal lamina of the retina (inner limiting membrane). bHABC binding was detected in the IPM of all species studied except the mouse. Predigestion with Streptomyces hyaluronidase for 3 hr before bHABC application eliminated binding in the vitreous, choroid, sclera and basal lamina of the retina, but did not eliminate bHABC binding in the IPM. In tissues from all species studied, incubation for 6 hr with hyaluronidase eliminated bHABC binding in the IPM, except for two human samples. In these two human samples, HA specific binding in the IPM persisted even after 24 hr enzyme treatment. bHABC failed to bind to any tissue layer when bHABC was preincubated with hyaluronan oligosaccharides before application. The resistance of the IPM HA to hyaluronidase digestion may reflect extensive coverage of HA binding sites by ligands present in this compartment which hinder enzyme access. The absence of bHABC binding to the IPM when the probe is preincubated with HA oligosaccharides indicates that the binding reflects specific interaction with HA. We conclude that, with the exception of the mouse, HA is a prominent constituent of the IPM, where it may serve to organize the matrix by functioning as a basic scaffold to which other macromolecules in the insoluble IPM are attached.
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- J G Hollyfield
- Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Doliana R, Mucignat MT, Segat D, Zanussi S, Fabbro C, Lakshmi TR, Colombatti A. Alternative splicing of VWFA modules generates variants of type VI collagen alpha 3 chain with a distinctive expression pattern in embryonic chicken tissues and potentially different adhesive function. Matrix Biol 1998; 16:427-42. [PMID: 9524362 DOI: 10.1016/s0945-053x(98)90015-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Type VI collagen, a ubiquitous extracellular cell adhesion molecule, is formed by heterotrimeric monomers which associate into dimers and tetramers and assemble into larger oligomers constituting the 100 nm-long periodic microfilaments of connective tissues. One distinctive structural characteristic of type VI collagen is represented by an alpha 3 chain with a much larger molecular mass compared to the other two chains and with an extensive size heterogeneity, exemplified by the separation into up to five polypeptides in SDS-PAGE. There is evidence that the alpha 3(VI) mRNA can undergo alternative splicing of three VWFA modules at the 5'-end, potentially resulting in the expression of protein variants. Here we report that alternative splicing of alpha 3(VI) mRNA in chicken embryo did not result in the absolute predominance of a particular alpha 3(VI) form in any tissue; instead, the expression of variants including exons A9, A8 and A6 increased with age. In addition, these variants had a more restricted tissue distribution pattern compared to variants including only constitutive exons: A9+ were the rarest and were present almost exclusively in skin and skeletal muscle; A6+ were expressed in several of the examined tissues with local variations; A8+ had intermediate levels and were less widely distributed than A6+ variants. Quantitative densitometric scanning of immunoblots of type VI collagen purified from gizzard and stained with VWFA module-specific antibodies indicated that the polymorphic migration pattern of alpha 3(VI) polypeptides is contributed by concurrent or independent splicing of two exons (A8 and A6) and probably by processing and/or proteolysis at the N- and C-terminus. Three exon-specific recombinant polypeptides were examined in cell adhesion assays, and A6 appeared to be the most active, particularly at low substrate concentrations. The adhesion to the recombinant modules was not abrogated by EDTA nor by mAbs against the integrin beta 1 or alpha 2 subunits. Over all, these results suggest that the splicing of the alpha 3(VI) mRNA and the tissue distribution pattern of type VI collagen variants, apart from promoting cell adhesion to different extents, might also affect additional structural as well as functional properties of this molecule, including microfilament formation and interaction with other extracellular matrix molecules.
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- R Doliana
- Division of Experimental Oncology 2, Oncology Referral Center, Aviano, Italy
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Hollyfield JG, Rayborn ME, Tammi R. Hyaluronan localization in tissues of the mouse posterior eye wall: absence in the interphotoreceptor matrix. Exp Eye Res 1997; 65:603-8. [PMID: 9367640 DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The distribution of hyaluronan (HA) in the posterior eye wall from the vitreous through the sclera, with special consideration to localization in the retina and interphotoreceptor matrix (IPM), was evaluated in mouse tissues using an HA specific probe (bHABC, biotinylated hyaluronan binding complex). The vitreous body was positive for HA, as was Bruch's membrane, expansive areas within the choroid, sclera and perimysial connective tissue of extraocular muscle. No HA-staining was detected in the IPM or in any other retina layer except for the basal lamina (inner limiting membrane of the retina) which abuts the vitreous. Predigestion of sections with trypsin or chondroitinase ABC before bHABC application did not produce additional HA-staining in the retina or IPM.
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- J G Hollyfield
- The Eye Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Kuo HJ, Maslen CL, Keene DR, Glanville RW. Type VI collagen anchors endothelial basement membranes by interacting with type IV collagen. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:26522-9. [PMID: 9334230 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.42.26522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 223] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Type VI collagen filaments are found associated with interstitial collagen fibers, around cells, and in contact with endothelial basement membranes. To identify type VI collagen binding proteins, the amino-terminal domains of the alpha1(VI) and alpha2(VI) chains and a part of the carboxyl-terminal domain of the alpha3(VI) chain were used as bait in a yeast two-hybrid system to screen a human placenta library. Eight persistently positive clones were identified, two coding the known matrix proteins fibronectin and basement membrane type IV collagen and the rest coding new proteins. The amino-terminal domain of alpha1(VI) was shown to interact with the carboxyl-terminal globular domain of type IV collagen. The specificity of this interaction was further studied using the yeast two-hybrid system in a one-on-one format and confirmed by using isolated protein domains in immunoprecipitation, affinity blots, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based binding studies. Co-distribution of type VI and type IV collagens in human muscle was demonstrated using double labeling immunofluorescent microscopy and immunoelectron microscopy. The strong interaction of type VI collagen filaments with basement membrane collagen provided a possible molecular pathogenesis for the heritable disorder Bethlem myopathy.
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- H J Kuo
- Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
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Finnis ML, Gibson MA. Microfibril-associated glycoprotein-1 (MAGP-1) binds to the pepsin-resistant domain of the alpha3(VI) chain of type VI collagen. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:22817-23. [PMID: 9278443 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.36.22817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The interactions of type VI collagen have been investigated, using solid phase binding assays, with two components of the fibrillin-containing microfibrils, the elastin-binding protein, MAGP-1 and its structural relative MAGP-2. Both native and pepsin-treated forms of type VI collagen specifically bound to MAGP-1 but not to MAGP-2. Pepsin type VI collagen was shown to block the binding of MAGP-1 to native type VI collagen indicating that the major MAGP-1-binding site was in the triple-helical region of the molecule. MAGP-1 was found not to bind to collagens I, III, and V. Affinity blotting of pepsin-treated type VI collagen showed that MAGP-1 binding was specific for the collagenous domain of the alpha3(VI) chain. Decorin and biglycan were found not to inhibit the interaction of pepsin-treated type VI collagen with MAGP-1, indicating that its binding site on the collagen is not close to that for the proteoglycans. Reduction and alkylation of disulfide bonds in MAGP-1 did not destroy its type VI collagen-binding properties, indicating that the binding site was likely to be in the cysteine-free, N-terminal domain of MAGP-1. Interestingly, the interaction of MAGP-1 with type VI collagen was inhibited by tropoelastin, suggesting that the binding sites for tropoelastin and type VI collagen may be in the same domain of MAGP-1. A peptide, corresponding to amino acids 29-38 of MAGP-1, was found to inhibit the interactions of MAGP-1 with type VI collagen and tropoelastin. The results suggest that the peptide may contain the binding sequences for both type VI collagen and tropoelastin, and thus that these two proteins may share the same binding site on MAGP-1. The interactions of MAGP-1 with type VI collagen and tropoelastin were both determined to be of moderately high affinity, with Kd values of 5.6 x 10(-7) M and 2.6 x 10(-7) M, respectively. The findings indicate that MAGP-1 may mediate a molecular interaction between type VI collagen microfibrils and fibrillin-containing microfibrils, structures which are often found in close proximity to each other in a wide range of extracellular matrices.
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- M L Finnis
- Department of Pathology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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Burg MA, Nishiyama A, Stallcup WB. A central segment of the NG2 proteoglycan is critical for the ability of glioma cells to bind and migrate toward type VI collagen. Exp Cell Res 1997; 235:254-64. [PMID: 9281375 DOI: 10.1006/excr.1997.3674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Previous studies have established that the NG2 proteoglycan binds directly to type VI collagen. To further our understanding of the biochemical and functional significance of this interaction we have used NG2 cDNA to construct a series of NG2 mutants with deletions spaced throughout the entire length of the 260-kDa NG2 core protein. Following transfection of these mutant cDNAs into B28 glioma cells, we determined the ability of mutant NG2 molecules to anchor type VI collagen on the cell surface. Eight of 11 transfectant populations were able to anchor type VI collagen. The three NG2 variants incapable of anchoring type VI collagen have deletions clustered within the central one-third of the NG2 ectodomain. These deletions identify a 469-amino-acid domain of NG2 responsible for binding of type VI collagen. Functional consequences of the NG2-type VI collagen interaction were explored by testing the relative ability of NG2-transfected and untransfected glioma cells to migrate toward type VI collagen. NG2-expressing cells exhibited a greater migratory response toward type VI collagen than their NG2-negative counterparts. This enhanced migration could be specifically inhibited with NG2 antibodies. Furthermore, glioma cells expressing NG2 in which the collagen-binding domain was deleted failed to exhibit this enhanced migration, whereas NG2 mutants in which non-collagen-binding regions were deleted continued to exhibit increased chemotaxis toward the type VI collagen. These comparisons confirm the importance of the central collagen-binding domain in mediating functionally important interactions between NG2 and type VI collagen.
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- M A Burg
- The Burnham Institute, La Jolla Cancer Research Center, 10901 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California, 92037, USA.
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Chang J, Nakajima H, Poole CA. Structural colocalisation of type VI collagen and fibronectin in agarose cultured chondrocytes and isolated chondrons extracted from adult canine tibial cartilage. J Anat 1997; 190 ( Pt 4):523-32. [PMID: 9183676 PMCID: PMC1467638 DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-7580.1997.19040523.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Cell-matrix and matrix-matrix interactions are of critical importance in regulating the development, maintenance and repair of articular cartilage. In this study, we examined the structural colocalisation of type VI collagen and fibronectin in isolated chondrons and long-term agarose cultured chondrocytes extracted from normal adult canine articular cartilage. Using double labelling immunohistochemistry in conjunction with dual channel confocal microscopy and digital image processing we demonstrate that type VI collagen and fibronectin are distributed in a similar staining pattern and are colocalised at the surface of cultured chondrocytes and isolated chondrons. The results suggest that type VI collagen and fibronectin may play a role in both cell-matrix adhesion and matrix-matrix cohesion in the pericellular microenvironment surrounding articular cartilage chondrocytes.
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- J Chang
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
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Chang J, Poole CA. Sequestration of type VI collagen in the pericellular microenvironment of adult chrondrocytes cultured in agarose. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 1996; 4:275-85. [PMID: 11048624 DOI: 10.1016/s1063-4584(05)80105-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The chondron represents the chondrocyte and its pericellular microenvironment and plays an important role in the progression of osteoarthritis. Type VI collagen is preferentially localized in the pericellular microenvironment of adult articular cartilage and increases during osteoarthritis. In this study, we characterized the pericellular sequestration of type VI collagen in long-term chondrocyte-agarose cultures, and assessed the action of interleukin-1 on type VI collagen deposition and assembly. Immunohistochemical and biochemical analysis showed that cultured chondrocytes initiate type VI collagen sequestration immediately upon plating and continue pericellular matrix sequestration in a time dependent manner. Confocal microscopy confirmed the cell surface localization and pericellular accumulation of type VI collagen, while image analysis identified a 'cargo-net like' organization of type VI collagen around each chondrocyte. Quantitative analysis revealed a primary phase of rapid cell division and low levels of type VI collagen sequestration, followed by a secondary phase of relative growth stability and high levels of type VI collagen deposition. Interleukin-1 treated cultures showed increased sequestration and retention of type VI collagen in an expanded microenvironment surrounding the chondrocytes. The data suggests a role for type VI collagen in the differentiation of the pericellular microenvironment in vitro. The increased type VI collagen sequestration promoted by interleukin-1 was consistent with previous studies on osteoarthritic cartilage, and implies a functional role for type VI collagen in the chondron remodeling associated with cartilage degradation.
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- J Chang
- Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
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Burg MA, Tillet E, Timpl R, Stallcup WB. Binding of the NG2 proteoglycan to type VI collagen and other extracellular matrix molecules. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:26110-6. [PMID: 8824254 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.42.26110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Previous studies have suggested that the NG2 proteoglycan interacts with type VI collagen. We have further characterized this interaction using a solid phase binding assay in which purified NG2 was shown to bind to pepsin-solubilized type VI collagen. In addition, NG2 bound a recombinant alpha2 (VI) collagen chain but did not appreciably bind to the recombinant alpha1 (VI) chain or the N-terminal domain of alpha3 (VI) (N9-N2). Binding of NG2 to type VI collagen was shown to be concentration-dependent and saturable and to depend mainly on the NG2 core protein, since chondroitinase-treated NG2 bound the collagen as well as undigested samples. In addition, the binding studies revealed several other possible ligands for NG2, including type II collagen, type V collagen, tenascin, and laminin. Binding of the proteoglycan to these molecules was also shown to be mediated by domains contained within the NG2 core protein. The ability of NG2 to bind to these extracellular matrix molecules was compared with that of the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan decorin, revealing an almost identical binding pattern of the two proteoglycans to the different collagen types. In addition, decorin was found to effectively inhibit the ability of NG2 to bind to collagen, thus suggesting that the two proteoglycans may bind to some of the same regions on the collagen substrates. In contrast, decorin did not bind tenascin and was ineffective in inhibiting the binding of NG2 to tenascin or laminin, indicating that NG2 may bind these two molecules using a separate domain that is distinct from its collagen binding region.
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- M A Burg
- La Jolla Cancer Research Center, The Burnham Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Katagiri K, Takasaki S, Fujiwara S, Kayashima K, Ono T, Shinkai H. Purification and structural analysis of extracellular matrix of a skin tumor from a patient with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis. J Dermatol Sci 1996; 13:37-48. [PMID: 8902652 DOI: 10.1016/0923-1811(95)00492-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis is a rare mesenchymal dysplasia that is inherited in an autosomal recessive fashion. The histological features of the tumor-like lesions are characterized by the deposition of amorphous hyaline material in the extracellular spaces of the dermis and soft tissues. We have analyzed the hyaline substance in a specimen of a skin tumor obtained from a 4-year-old Japanese girl with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis. It was found to consist mainly of type VI collagen; a small amount of type I collagen was also present. These components were separated by DEAE-cellulose ion-exchange chromatography under reducing conditions. The ratio of the dry weights of type I and type VI collagen was 1:4. Of the three chains of type VI collagen (alpha 1(VI), alpha 2(VI) and alpha 3(VI)), alpha 3(VI) was the most abundant. Glycosaminoglycans in the tumor tissue comprised dermatan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate and hyaluronan, with dermatan sulfate predominating. In contrast, hyaluronan is the most abundant in normal skin.
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- K Katagiri
- Department of Dermatology, Oita Medical University, Japan
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- W Manuskiatti
- Department of Dermatology, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco 94143-0989, USA
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Parkkinen JJ, Häkkinen TP, Savolainen S, Wang C, Tammi R, Agren UM, Lammi MJ, Arokoski J, Helminen HJ, Tammi MI. Distribution of hyaluronan in articular cartilage as probed by a biotinylated binding region of aggrecan. Histochem Cell Biol 1996; 105:187-94. [PMID: 8681036 DOI: 10.1007/bf01462291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The proportion of total tissue hyaluronan involved in interactions with aggrecan and link protein was estimated from extracts of canine knee articular cartilages using a biotinylated hyaluronan binding region-link protein complex (bHABC) of proteoglycan aggregate as a probe in an ELISA-like assay. Microscopic sections were stained with bHABC to reveal free hyaluronan in various sites and zones of the cartilages. Articular cartilage, cut into 20 microns-thick sections, was extracted with 4 M guanidinium chloride (GuCl). Aliquots of the extract (after removing GuCl) were assayed for hyaluronan, before and after papain digestion. The GuCl extraction residues were analyzed after solubilization by papain. It was found that 47-51% of total hyaluronan remained in the GuCl extraction residue, in contrast to the 8-15% of total proteoglycans. Analysis of the extract revealed that 24-50% of its hyaluronan was directly detectable with the probe, while 50-76% became available only after protease digestion. The extracellular matrix in cartilage sections was stained with the bHABC probe only in the superficial zone and the periphery of the articular surfaces, both sites known to have a relatively low proteoglycan concentration. Trypsin pretreatment of the sections enhanced the staining of the intermediate and deep zones, presumably by removing the steric obstruction caused by the chondroitin sulfate binding region of aggrecans. Enhanced matrix staining in these zones was also obtained by a limited digestion with chondroitinase ABC. The results indicate that a part of cartilage hyaluronan is free from endogenous binding proteins, such as aggrecan and link protein, but that the chondroitin sulfate-rich region of aggrecan inhibits its probing in intact tissue sections. Therefore, hyaluronan staining was more intense in cartilage areas with lower aggrecan content. A large proportion of hyaluronan resists GuCl extraction, even from 20-micrograms-thick tissue sections.
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- J J Parkkinen
- Department of Anatomy, University of Kuopio, Finland
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