Isolation and characterization of basement membrane collagen from human placental tissue. Evidence for the presence of two genetically distinct collagen chains.
Isolation and characterization of basement membrane collagen from human placental tissue. Evidence for the presence of two genetically distinct collagen chains.
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从人胎盘组织中分离和表征基底膜胶原。
DOI:
10.1021/bi00581a028
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发表时间:
1979
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
E. J. Miller
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作者:
T. Kresina;E. J. Miller
Thomas F. Kresina and Edward J. Miller* abstract: A unique collagen fraction containing basement membrane collagen molecules has been isolated from limited pepsin digests of placental tissue utilizing selective precipitation procedures and chromatography of the collagen in native form on CM-cellulose. Characterization of the denaturation products of this collagen has revealedthe presence of two classes of components. The more acidic components (C', C, and 50K [) represent, respectively, a modified form of the pro-C chain, a collagen chain virtually identical with the a-chain-sized component derived from limited pepsin digests of isolated basement membranes, and a mixture of smaller molecular weight components arising from proteolysis of either the pro-C or C chain. The more basic components (80K and 50K2). Basement membranes may be regarded as specialized extracellular matrices which serve to form the boundaries between various tissue compartments. In this role, the membranes may function as selective permeability barriers as well as supporting elements. They are, therefore, of critical importance in the maintenance of tissue integrity. Early studies on the chemical composition of the larger and more readily isolated basement membranes such as the lens capsule, glomerular basement membrane, Reichert’s mem-brane, and Descemet’s membrane definitely established that such structurescontain a high, albeit variable, proportion of molecules with collagenous sequences (Kefalides, 1973). However, the precise nature of the collagenous constituents and their molecular organization within basement membranes have not been well-defined and are the subject of some