ISSN:
0730-2312
Keywords:
type IX collagen
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foetal calf cartilage
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pericellular matrix
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Life and Medical Sciences
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Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Minor disulfide-bonded collagen (previously termed X1-X7 and now called type IX collagen) was isolated from foetal calf cartilage after pepsin treatment. At least three native fractions, containing, respectively, the X1X2X3, X4, and X5X6X7 chains, were separated; and from further biochemical and physicochemical experiments (differential scanning calorimetry, electrical birefringence, rotary shadowing), we propose a tentative model for their organization within a parent molecule, X1 and X2 are molecules composed of three chains of apparent Mr 62,000 and 50,000 linked by interchain disulfide bonds and containing pepsin-sensitive regions. The cleavage of at least three of these sites, present within X2, gives rise to the X3 and X5X6X7 fractions composed of molecules 80-100 nm and 40-55 nm in length, respectively. The X5X6X7 fraction is not digested by pepsin at 30°C owing to its high thermal stability (certainly explained by its high hydroxyproline + proline content). This organization is in good accordance with that proposed for chicken cartilage type IX collagen; differences could only exist in the number and (or) the location of the pepsin-sensitive sites.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcb.240270405
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