Characterization of mucins from cultured normal human tracheobronchial epithelial cells

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作者
Thornton, DJ
Gray, T
Nettesheim, P
Howard, M
Koo, JS
Sheehan, JK
机构
[1] Univ Manchester, Sch Biol Sci, Div Biochem, Wellcome Trust Ctr Cell Matrix Res, Manchester M13 9PT, Lancs, England
[2] NIEHS, Pulm Pathobiol Lab, Res Triangle Pk, NC 27709 USA
关键词
MUC2; mucin oligomerization; amino-terminal cleavage of MUC5B;
D O I
10.1152/ajplung.2000.278.6.L1118
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
学科分类号
071003 ;
摘要
Early-passage normal human tracheobronchial epithelial (NHTBE) cells grown in air-liquid interface cultures in medium containing retinoids differentiate into a mucociliary epithelium over a 2- to 3-wk period and express increasing mRNA levels of the airway mucin genes MUC5AC and MUC5B as the cultures age; the levels of MUC2 mRNA were very low throughout the study. Using specific antibodies to MUC5AC and MUC5B mucins, we noted a gradual increase in these two mucins in the intracellular and apically secreted pools as a function of time. A low level of MUC2 mucin was detected, which did not change with time. The intracellular and apically secreted mucins isolated from day 14 and day 21 cultures by density gradient centrifugation were similar in density to those previously isolated from human respiratory mucus secretions. The sedimentation rate of the apically secreted mucins indicated that they were highly oligomerized, polydisperse macromolecules similar to those previously documented from in vivo secretions. In contrast, the cell-associated mucins from the cultured NHTBE cells were much smaller, possibly only monomers and dimers. Anion-exchange chromatography detected no differences in charge density between the reduced and carboxymethylated cell-associated and secreted forms of the MUC5AC and MUC5B mucins. The MUC5AC mucin was of similar charge density to its in vivo counterpart; however, MUC5B was more homogeneous than that found in vivo. Finally, evidence is presented for an intracellular NH2-terminal cleavage of the MUC5B mucins. These studies indicate that the mucins produced by cultured NHTBE cells are similar to those found in human airways, suggesting that this cell culture model is suited for studies of respiratory mucin biosynthesis, processing, and assembly.
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页码:L1118 / L1128
页数:11
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