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Genes for basement membrane proteins are coordinately expressed in differentiating F9 cells but not in normal adult murine tissues.

Abstract
We have obtained cDNA clones coding for the A, B1, and B2 chains of laminin by screening a cDNA library prepared from mouse EHS tumor poly(A)RNA in the lambda gt11 expression vector with polyclonal antibody against denatured laminin. These cDNA clones were used in combination with a cDNA clone coding for the alpha 1 type IV collagen chain to study the regulation of genes for these basement membrane proteins in retinoic acid-induced differentiating mouse F9 teratocarcinoma cells and in various adult murine tissues. The levels of mRNA for the laminin A, B1, and B2 chains and for the alpha 1 type IV collagen chain were increased simultaneously and reached a maximum at almost the same time during the differentiation of F9 cells, suggesting coordinate expression in these cells. The tissue levels of mRNA encoding for the basement membrane components, however, varied considerably. The highest level of the B1 chain mRNA was observed in kidney, whereas, the levels of mRNA for A and B2 chains were highest in heart. Almost the same levels of expression of the alpha 1(IV) collagen mRNA were found in kidney, lung, and heart. The results indicate that the expression of genes for the basement membrane proteins is not coordinately regulated in these tissues. It is thus possible that different subunit structures of the laminin molecule may exist in tissues.
AuthorsH K Kleinman, I Ebihara, P D Killen, M Sasaki, F B Cannon, Y Yamada, G R Martin
JournalDevelopmental biology (Dev Biol) Vol. 122 Issue 2 Pg. 373-8 (Aug 1987) ISSN: 0012-1606 [Print] United States
PMID3596016 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Laminin
  • Collagen
  • DNA
Topics
  • Animals
  • Basement Membrane (metabolism, ultrastructure)
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cell Line
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Collagen (genetics)
  • DNA (metabolism)
  • Gene Expression Regulation
  • Genes
  • Kinetics
  • Laminin (genetics)
  • Mice
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization
  • Transcription, Genetic

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