2010
Fibulin-4 and -5, but not Fibulin-2, are Associated with Tropoelastin Deposition in Elastin-Producing Cell Culture
Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica
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- Volume
- 43
- Number
- 6
- First page
- 131
- Last page
- 138
- Language
- English
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
- DOI
- 10.1267/ahc.10026
201E0l aTshteic J sapyasnte Smo cfiibeteyr so fc oHnisstioscth oefm misitcrryo afinbdri lCs ya-nd tropoelastin. During development, microfibrils act as a template on which tropoelastin is deposited. Fibrillin-1 is the major component of microfibrils. It is not clear whether elastic fiber-associated molecules, such as fibulins, contribute to tropoelastin deposition. Among the fibulin family, fibulin-2, -4 and -5 are capable of binding to tropoelastin and fibrillin-1. In the present study, we used the RNA interference (RNAi) technique to establish individual gene-specific knockdown of fibulin-2, -4 and -5 in elastin-producing cells (human gingival fibroblasts
HGF). We then examined the extracellular deposition of tropoelastin using immunofluorescence. RNAi-mediated downregulation of fibulin-4 and -5 was responsible for the diminution of tropoelastin deposition. Suppression of fibulin-5 appeared to inhibit the formation of fibrillin-1 microfibrils, while that of fibulin-4 did not. Similar results to those for HGF were obtained with human dermal fibroblasts. These results suggest that fibulin-4 and -5 may be associated in different ways with the extracellular deposition of tropoelastin during elastic fiber formation in elastinproducing cells in culture. © 2010 The Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry.
HGF). We then examined the extracellular deposition of tropoelastin using immunofluorescence. RNAi-mediated downregulation of fibulin-4 and -5 was responsible for the diminution of tropoelastin deposition. Suppression of fibulin-5 appeared to inhibit the formation of fibrillin-1 microfibrils, while that of fibulin-4 did not. Similar results to those for HGF were obtained with human dermal fibroblasts. These results suggest that fibulin-4 and -5 may be associated in different ways with the extracellular deposition of tropoelastin during elastic fiber formation in elastinproducing cells in culture. © 2010 The Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry.
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- DOI : 10.1267/ahc.10026
- ISSN : 0044-5991
- ISSN : 1347-5800
- Pubmed ID : 21245979
- Pubmed Central ID : PMC3015050
- SCOPUS ID : 78650827843