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Shimono C, Manabe RI, Yamada T, Fukuda S, Kawai J, Furutani Y, Tsutsui K, Ikenaka K, Hayashizaki Y, Sekiguchi K. Identification and characterization of nCLP2, a novel C1q family protein expressed in the central nervous system. J Biochem 2009; 147:565-79. [DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvp203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Yang M, Wang X, Zhang L, Yu C, Zhang B, Cole W, Cavey G, Davidson P, Gibson G. Demonstration of the interaction of transforming growth factor beta 2 and type X collagen using a modified tandem affinity purification tag. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2008; 875:493-501. [PMID: 18952512 PMCID: PMC2653427 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2008.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2008] [Revised: 08/13/2008] [Accepted: 10/01/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Like other members of the transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) family of growth factors, the biological activity of TGF-beta2 is believed to be regulated by the formation and dissociation of multiprotein complexes. To isolate the molecular complex formed by TGF-beta2 secreted by hypertrophic chondrocytes we have used expression of TGF-beta2 fused with the humanized, tandem affinity purification (hTAP) tag and mass spectrometry for the identification of interacting proteins. The hTAP synthetic gene was assembled by systematically replacing the rare codons of the original TAP tag with codons most preferred in highly expressed human genes to circumvent the poor translation efficiency of the original TAP tag in animal cells. TGF-beta2 was shown to interact with Type X collagen and this interaction confirmed using V5 tagged TGF-beta2. Functional interaction was suggested by the inhibition of TGF-beta2 activity by type X collagen in culture and the influence of a mutation in type X collagen on the distribution of TGF-beta2 in growth cartilage.
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- Maozhou Yang
- Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, 48202
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- Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, 48202
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- Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, 48202
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- Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, 48202
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- Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, 48202
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- Division of Genetic and Genomic Biology, Research Institute, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Van Andel Institute, 333 Bostick NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
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- Van Andel Institute, 333 Bostick NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
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- Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan, 48202
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Leitinger B, Kwan APL. The discoidin domain receptor DDR2 is a receptor for type X collagen. Matrix Biol 2006; 25:355-64. [PMID: 16806867 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2006.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2006] [Revised: 05/15/2006] [Accepted: 05/22/2006] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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During endochondral ossification, collagen X is deposited in the hypertrophic zone of the growth plate. Our previous results have shown that collagen X is capable of interacting directly with chondrocytes, primarily via integrin alpha2beta1. In this study, we determined whether collagen X could also interact with the non-integrin collagen receptors, discoidin domain receptors (DDRs), DDR1 or DDR2. The widely expressed DDRs are receptor tyrosine kinases that are activated by a number of different collagen types. Collagen X was found to be a much better ligand for DDR2 than for DDR1. Collagen X bound to the DDR2 extracellular domain with high affinity and stimulated DDR2 autophosphorylation, the first step in transmembrane signalling. Expression of DDR2 in the epiphyseal plate was confirmed by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. The spatial expression of DDR2 in the hypertrophic zone of the growth plate is consistent with a physiological interaction of DDR2 with collagen X. Surprisingly, the discoidin domain of DDR2, which fully contains the binding sites for the fibrillar collagens I and II, was not sufficient for collagen X binding. The nature of the DDR2 binding site(s) within collagen X was further analysed. In addition to a collagenous domain, collagen X contains a C-terminal NC1 domain. DDR2 was found to recognise the triple-helical region of collagen X as well as the NC1 domain. Binding to the collagenous region was dependent on the triple-helical conformation. DDR2 autophosphorylation was induced by the collagen X triple-helical region but not the NC1 domain, indicating that the triple-helical region of collagen X contains a specific DDR2 binding site that is capable of receptor activation. Our study is the first to describe a non-fibrillar collagen ligand for DDR2 and will form the basis for further studies into the biological function of collagen X during endochondral ossification.
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- Birgit Leitinger
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Kaplan-Albuquerque N, Bogaert YE, Van Putten V, Weiser-Evans MC, Nemenoff RA. Patterns of gene expression differentially regulated by platelet-derived growth factor and hypertrophic stimuli in vascular smooth muscle cells: markers for phenotypic modulation and response to injury. J Biol Chem 2005; 280:19966-76. [PMID: 15774477 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m500917200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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In vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) suppresses expression of multiple smooth muscle contractile proteins, useful markers of differentiation. Conversely, hypertrophic agents induce expression of these genes. The goal of this study was to employ genomic approaches to identify classes of genes differentially regulated by PDGF and hypertrophic stimuli. Changes in gene expression were determined using Affymetrix RAE-230 GeneChips in rat aortic VSMC stimulated with PDGF. For comparison with a model hypertrophic stimulus, a microarray was performed with VSMC stably expressing constitutively active Galpha(16), which strongly induces smooth muscle marker expression. We identified 75 genes whose expression was increased by exposure to PDGF and decreased by expression of Galpha(16) and 97 genes whose expression was decreased by PDGF and increased by Galpha(16). These genes included many smooth muscle-specific proteins; several extracellular matrix, cytoskeletal, and chemotaxis-related proteins; cell signaling molecules; and transcription factors. Changes in gene expression for many of these were confirmed by PCR or immunoblotting. The contribution of signaling pathways activated by PDGF to the gene expression profile was examined in VSMC stably expressing gain-of-function H-Ras or myristoylated Akt. Among the genes that were confirmed to be differentially regulated were CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein delta, versican, and nexilin. All of these genes also had altered expression in injured aortas, consistent with a role for PDGF in the response of injured VSMC. These data indicate that genes that are differentially regulated by PDGF and hypertrophic stimuli may represent families of genes and potentially be biomarkers for vascular injury.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Cell Size
- Cells, Cultured
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects
- Genetic Markers
- Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/cytology
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/drug effects
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/injuries
- Muscle, Smooth, Vascular/metabolism
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Phenotype
- Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Rats
- Transcription Factors/genetics
- Transcription Factors/metabolism
- Transfection
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Oxford JT, DeScala J, Morris N, Gregory K, Medeck R, Irwin K, Oxford R, Brown R, Mercer L, Cusack S. Interaction between amino propeptides of type XI procollagen alpha1 chains. J Biol Chem 2003; 279:10939-45. [PMID: 14699108 PMCID: PMC2952413 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m310291200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Type XI collagen is a quantitatively minor yet essential constituent of the cartilage extracellular matrix. The amino propeptide of the alpha1 chain remains attached to the rest of the molecule for a longer period of time after synthesis than the other amino propeptides of type XI collagen and has been localized to the surface of thin collagen fibrils. Yeast two-hybrid system was used to demonstrate that a homodimer of alpha1(XI) amino propeptide (alpha1(XI)Npp) could form in vivo. Interaction was also confirmed using multi-angle laser light scattering, detecting an absolute weight average molar mass ranging from the size of a monomer to the size of a dimer (25,000-50,000 g/mol), respectively. Binding was shown to be saturable by ELISA. An interaction between recombinant alpha1(XI)Npp and the endogenous alpha1(XI)Npp was observed, and specificity for alpha1(XI)Npp but not alpha2(XI)Npp was demonstrated by co-precipitation. The interaction between the recombinant form of alpha1(XI)Npp and the endogenous alpha1(XI)Npp resulted in a stable association during the regeneration of cartilage extracellular matrix by fetal bovine chondrocytes maintained in pellet culture, generating a protein that migrated with an apparent molecular mass of 50-60 kDa on an SDS-polyacrylamide gel.
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- Julia Thom Oxford
- Department of Biology, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho 83725, USA.
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Luckman SP, Rees E, Kwan APL. Partial characterization of cell-type X collagen interactions. Biochem J 2003; 372:485-93. [PMID: 12617725 PMCID: PMC1223416 DOI: 10.1042/bj20021572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2002] [Revised: 02/20/2003] [Accepted: 03/05/2003] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Type X collagen is a short-chain non-fibrillar collagen that is deposited exclusively at sites of new bone formation. Although this collagen has been implicated in chondrocyte hypertrophy and endochondral ossification, its precise function remains unclear. One possible function could be to regulate the processes of chondrocyte hypertrophy through direct cell-type X collagen interactions. Adhesions of embryonic chick chondrocytes, and cell lines with known expression of collagen-binding integrins (MG63 and HOS), were assayed on chick type X collagen substrates, including the native, heat-denatured and pepsin-digested collagen, and the isolated C-terminal non-collagenous (NC1) domain. Type X collagen supported the greatest level of adhesion for all cell types tested. The involvement of the alpha2beta1 integrin in type X collagen-cell interaction was demonstrated by adhesion studies in the presence of Mg(2+) and Ca(2+) ions and integrin-function-blocking antibodies. Cells expressing alpha2beta1 integrin (chick chondrocytes and MG63 cells) also adhered to heat-denatured type X collagen and the isolated NC1 domain; however, removal of the non-collagenous domains by limited pepsinization of type X collagen resulted in very low levels of adhesion. Both focal contacts and actin stress-fibre formation were apparent in cells plated on type X collagen. The presence of alpha2 and beta1 integrin subunits in isolated chondrocytes and epiphyseal cartilage was also confirmed by immunolocalization. Our results demonstrate, for the first time, that type X collagen is capable of interacting directly with chondrocytes and other cells, primarily via alpha2beta1 integrin. These findings are atypical from the fibrillar collagen-cell interactions via collagen binding integrins in that: (1) the triple-helical conformation is not strictly required for cell adhesion; (2) the NC1 domain is also involved in the adhesion of alpha2beta1-expressing cells. These data form the basis for further studies into the mechanism and biological significance of type X collagen deposition in the growth plate.
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- Steven P Luckman
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, PO Box 911, Museum Avenue, Wales, UK
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Doliana R, Bot S, Mungiguerra G, Canton A, Cilli SP, Colombatti A. Isolation and characterization of EMILIN-2, a new component of the growing EMILINs family and a member of the EMI domain-containing superfamily. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:12003-11. [PMID: 11278945 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m011591200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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EMILIN (elastin microfibril interfase located Protein) is an elastic fiber-associated glycoprotein consisting of a self-interacting globular C1q domain at the C terminus, a short collagenous stalk, an extended region of potential coiled-coil structure, and an N-terminal cysteine-rich domain (EMI domain). Using the globular C1q domain as a bait in the yeast two-hybrid system, we have isolated a cDNA encoding a novel protein. Determination of the entire primary structure demonstrated that this EMILIN-binding polypeptide is highly homologous to EMILIN. The domain organization is superimposable, one important difference being a proline-rich (41%) segment of 56 residues between the potential coiled-coil region and the collagenous domain absent in EMILIN. The entire gene (localized on chromosome 18p11.3) was isolated from a BAC clone, and it is structurally almost identical to that of EMILIN (8 exons, 7 introns with identical phases at the exon/intron boundaries) but much larger (about 40 versus 8 kilobases) than that of EMILIN. Given these findings we propose to name the novel protein EMILIN-2 and the prototype member of this family EMILIN-1 (formerly EMILIN). The mRNA expression of EMILIN-2 is more restricted compared with that of EMILIN-1; highest levels are present in fetal heart and adult lung, whereas, differently from EMILIN-1, adult aorta, small intestine, and appendix show very low expression, and adult uterus and fetal kidney are negative. Finally, the EMILIN-2 protein is secreted extracellularly by in vitro-grown cells, and in accordance with the partial coexpression in fetal and adult tissues, the two proteins shown extensive but not absolute immunocolocalization in vitro.
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- R Doliana
- Divisione di Oncologia Sperimentale 2, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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Choi JK, Ishido S, Jung JU. The collagen repeat sequence is a determinant of the degree of herpesvirus saimiri STP transforming activity. J Virol 2000; 74:8102-10. [PMID: 10933720 PMCID: PMC112343 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.17.8102-8110.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Herpesvirus saimiri (HVS) is divided into three subgroups, A, B, and C, based on sequence divergence at the left end of genomic DNA in which the saimiri transforming protein (STP) resides. Subgroup A and C strains transform primary common marmoset lymphocytes to interleukin-2-independent growth, whereas subgroup B strains do not. To investigate the nononcogenic phenotype of the subgroup B viruses, STP genes from seven subgroup B virus isolates were cloned and sequenced. Consistent with the lack of oncogenic activity of HVS subgroup B viruses, STP-B was deficient for transforming activity in rodent fibroblast cells. Sequence comparison reveals that STP-B lacks the signal-transducing modules found in STP proteins of the other subgroups, collagen repeats and an authentic SH2 binding motif. Substitution mutations demonstrated that the lack of collagen repeats but not an SH2 binding motif contributed to the nontransforming phenotype of STP-B. Introduction of the collagen repeat sequence induced oligomerization of STP-B, resulting in activation of NF-kappaB activity and deregulation of cell growth control. These results demonstrate that the collagen repeat sequence is a determinant of the degree of HVS STP transforming activity.
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- J K Choi
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics and Division of Tumor Virology, New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772-9102, USA
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Mongiat M, Mungiguerra G, Bot S, Mucignat MT, Giacomello E, Doliana R, Colombatti A. Self-assembly and supramolecular organization of EMILIN. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:25471-80. [PMID: 10821830 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m001426200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The primary structure of human Elastin microfibril interface-located protein (EMILIN), an elastic fiber-associated glycoprotein, consists of a globular C1q domain (gC1q) at the C terminus, a short collagenous stalk, a long region with a high potential for forming coiled-coil alpha helices, and a cysteine-rich N-terminal sequence. It is not known whether the EMILIN gC1q domain is involved in the assembly process and in the supramolecular organization as shown for the similar domain of collagen X. By employing the yeast two-hybrid system the EMILIN gC1q domains interacted with themselves, proving for the first time that this interaction occurs in vivo. The gC1q domain formed oligomers running as trimers in native gels that were less stable than the comparable trimers of the collagen X gC1q domain since they did not withstand heating. The collagenous domain was trypsin-resistant and migrated at a size corresponding to a triple helix under native conditions. In reducing agarose gels, EMILIN also migrated as a trimer, whereas under non-reducing conditions it formed polymers of many millions of daltons. A truncated fragment lacking gC1q and collagenous domains assembled to a much lesser extent, thus deducing that the C-terminal domain(s) are essential for the formation of trimers that finally assemble into large EMILIN multimers.
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- M Mongiat
- Divisione di Oncologia Sperimentale 2, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, Italy
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Center RJ, Earl PL, Lebowitz J, Schuck P, Moss B. The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp120 V2 domain mediates gp41-independent intersubunit contacts. J Virol 2000; 74:4448-55. [PMID: 10775580 PMCID: PMC111965 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.10.4448-4455.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The envelope protein of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 HIV-1 undergoes proteolytic cleavage in the Golgi complex to produce subunits designated gp120 and gp41, which remain noncovalently associated. While gp41 has a well-characterized oligomeric structure, the maintenance of gp41-independent gp120 intersubunit contacts remains a contentious issue. Using recombinant vaccinia virus to achieve high-level expression of gp120 in mammalian cells combined with gel filtration analysis, we were able to isolate a discrete oligomeric form of gp120. Oligomerization of gp120 occurred intracellularly between 30 and 120 min after synthesis. Analysis by sedimentation equilibrium unequivocally identified the oligomeric species as a dimer. In order to identify the domains involved in the intersubunit contact, we expressed a series of gp120 proteins lacking various domains and assessed the effects of mutation on oligomeric structure. Deletion of the V1 or V3 loops had little effect on the relative amounts of monomer and dimer in comparison to wild-type gp120. In contrast, deletion of either all or part of the V2 loop drastically reduced dimer formation, indicating that this domain is required for intersubunit contact formation. Consistent with this, the V2 loop of the dimer was less accessible than that of the monomer to a specific monoclonal antibody. Previous studies have shown that while the V2 loop is not an absolute requirement for viral entry, the absence of this domain reduces viral resistance to neutralization by monoclonal antibodies or sera. We propose that the quaternary structure of gp120 may contribute to resistance to neutralization by limiting the exposure of conserved epitopes.
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- R J Center
- Laboratory of Viral Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Dublet B, Vernet T, van der Rest M. Schmid's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia mutations interfere with folding of the C-terminal domain of human collagen X expressed in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:18909-15. [PMID: 10383388 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.27.18909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Human collagen X contains a highly conserved 161-amino acid C-terminal non-triple helical domain that is homologous to the C-terminal domain of collagen VIII and to the C1q module of the human C1 enzyme. We have expressed this domain (residues 545-680) in Escherichia coli as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein. The purified fusion protein trimerizes spontaneously in vitro, and after thrombin cleavage, the purified C-terminal domain trimer (46.2 kDa) is extremely stable and trypsin-resistant. Mutations within the C-terminal domain have been observed in patients with Schmid's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (SMCD). Some of these mutations (Y598D, G618V, W651X, or H669X; X is the stop codon) were constructed by site-directed mutagenesis. Each mutation had identical consequences regarding the fusion protein: 1) absence of trimeric formation, 2) copurification of the approximately 60-kDa GroEL chaperone protein, and 3) sensitivity of the monomeric fusion protein to trypsin digestion. These results show that the C-terminal domain of collagen X is sufficient to produce a very stable and compact trimer in the absence of collagen Gly-X-Y repeats. Moreover, mutations causing SMCD interfere in this system with the correct folding of the C-terminal domain. The existence of a similar mechanism in chondrocytes might explain the relative homogeneity of phenotypes in SMCD despite the diversity of mutations.
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- B Dublet
- Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Macromolécules, Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel (CEA-CNRS, Unité Propre de Recherche 9015), 41, rue Jules Horowitz, F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 01, France.
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Chan D, Freddi S, Weng YM, Bateman JF. Interaction of collagen alpha1(X) containing engineered NC1 mutations with normal alpha1(X) in vitro. Implications for the molecular basis of schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia. J Biol Chem 1999; 274:13091-7. [PMID: 10224061 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.274.19.13091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Collagen X is a short-chain homotrimeric collagen expressed in the hypertrophic zone of calcifying cartilage. The clustering of mutations in the carboxyl-terminal nonhelical NC1 domain in Schmid metaphyseal chondrodysplasia (SMCD) suggests a critical role for NC1 in collagen X structure and function. In vitro collagen X DNA expression, using T7-driven coupled transcription and translation, demonstrated that although alpha1(X) containing normal NC1 domains can form electrophoretically stable trimers, engineered SMCD NC1 missense or premature termination mutations prevented the formation of electrophoretically stable homotrimers or heterotrimers when co-expressed with normal alpha1(X). To allow the detection of more subtle interactions that may interfere with assembly but not produce SDS-stable final products, we have developed a competition-based in vitro co-expression and assembly approach. Our studies show that alpha1(X) chains containing SMCD mutations reduce the efficiency of normal alpha1(X) trimer assembly, indicating that interactions do occur between mutant and normal NC1 domains, which can impact on the formation of normal trimers. This finding has important implications for the molecular pathology of collagen X mutations in SMCD. Although we have previously demonstrated haploinsufficiency as one in vivo mechanism (Chan, D., Weng, Y. M., Hocking, A. M., Golub, S., McQuillan, D. J., and Bateman, J. F. (1998) J. Clin. Invest. 101, 1490-1499), the current study suggests dominant interference is also possible if the mutant protein is expressed in vivo. Furthermore, we establish that a conserved 13-amino acid aromatic motif (amino acids 589-601) is critical for the interaction between the NC1 domains, suggesting that this region may initiate assembly and the other NC1 mutations interfered with secondary interactions important in folding or in stabilizing the assembly process.
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- D Chan
- Orthopaedic Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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van der Rest M, Dublet B, Labourdette L, Ricard-Blum S. Mechanisms of collagen trimer assembly. J CHEM SCI 1999. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02869900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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