ISSN:
1058-8388
Keywords:
Perlecan
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Basement membrane
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F9
;
Retinoic acid
;
Laminin
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Life and Medical Sciences
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Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
F9 embryonal cells can be induced to differentiate and synthesize basement membrane proteins. Perlecan and laminin are two basement membrane constituents that have extensive regions of homology. Expression of perlecan and laminin B1 genes was followed during differentiation of F9 cells by measurements of transcription rate and mRNA abundance using nuclear run on assays and Northern hybridizations, respectively. The rate of precursor protein synthesis was determined by immunoprecipitation from lysates of pulse-labeled F9 cells. The results showed that perlecan gene expression responds more rapidly after induction than does laminin B1 gene expression but is ultimately expressed at a substantially lower level than laminin. Thus, the perlecan and laminin genes appear to be regulated by different mechanisms and their gene products are not made in stoichiometric amounts. © 1993 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
5 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aja.1001970204
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