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Basement membrane localization of Frem3 is independent of the Fras1/Frem1/Frem2 protein complex within the sublamina densa.

Abstract
The Fraser syndrome protein Fras1 and the structurally related proteins Frem1, Frem2 and Frem3 comprise a novel family of extracellular matrix proteins implicated in the structural adhesion of the embryonic epidermis to the underlying mesenchyme. Fras1, Frem1 and Frem2 have been shown to be simultaneously and interdependently stabilized in the basement membrane by forming a ternary complex located underneath the lamina densa. However, the functional relationships between Frem3 and the other Fras1/Frem proteins remain unknown. Here we show that in the absence of Fras1 the basement membrane localization of Frem3 remains unaffected in contrast to Frem1 and Frem2 which are completely abolished from the basement membrane. This indicates that although Frem3 is localized in the sublamina densa similar to Fras1, Frem1 and Frem2 yet it is anchored in the basement membrane independently. We further demonstrate that loss of Fras1 results in the accumulation of Frem2 within epithelial cells. This finding reveals that Fras1 is not only essential as a component of a macromolecular complex for the extracellular stabilization of Frem2 but it is also required for its proper intracellular trafficking and export from embryonic epithelial cells.
AuthorsPetros Petrou, Evangelos Pavlakis, Yannis Dalezios, Georges Chalepakis
JournalMatrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology (Matrix Biol) Vol. 26 Issue 8 Pg. 652-8 (Oct 2007) ISSN: 0945-053X [Print] Netherlands
PMID17596926 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Fras1 protein, mouse
  • Frem1 protein, mouse
  • Frem2 protein, mouse
  • Frem3 protein, mouse
Topics
  • Animals
  • Basement Membrane (embryology, metabolism)
  • Epithelial Cells (metabolism)
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins (deficiency, genetics, metabolism, ultrastructure)
  • Mice
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Microscopy, Immunoelectron
  • Mutation (genetics)
  • Protein Binding
  • Skin (metabolism)

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