TYPE-X COLLAGEN IS TRANSCRIPTIONALLY ACTIVATED AND SPECIFICALLY LOCALIZED DURING STERNAL CARTILAGE MATURATION

被引:41
作者
LUVALLE, P [1 ]
DANIELS, K [1 ]
HAY, ED [1 ]
OLSEN, BR [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV IOWA, DEPT BIOL, IOWA CITY, IA 52242 USA
来源
MATRIX | 1992年 / 12卷 / 05期
关键词
CHONDROCYTES; TRANSCRIPTION; TYPE-X COLLAGEN;
D O I
10.1016/S0934-8832(11)80037-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Type X collagen is an extracellular matrix protein which is synthesized by chondrocytes when they undergo hypertrophy. We present evidence here that the expression of type X collagen in the developing chick sternum is controlled primarily by transcriptional mechanisms. Using chondrocyte nuclei isolated from 15-, 16-, 17- and 18-day chick embryonic sterna, nuclear run-off assays demonstrate that type X collagen gene transcription begins at day 16 in chondrocytes isolated from the cephalic portion. This occurs two days prior to mineralization of this tissue as observed by alizarin red staining. The rate of type X transcription increases dramatically through days 17 and 18. Western blot analyses of extracts of freshly isolated sternal chondrocytes from the same stages show that intracellular levels of the type X protein follow the same time course. Immunostaining with a monoclonal antibody specific for type X collagen demonstrates that the initial appearances of hypertrophic cells and pericellular type X collagen occur at embryonic day 16 in the cephalic portion of sterna. Observation of immunostained cephalic sternal sections from day 18 embryos by confocal microscopy reveals that type X collagen is localized in a capsule-like configuration around each hypertrophic chondrocyte.
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页码:404 / 413
页数:10
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