Collagen synthesis in virus-transformed cells.
Collagen synthesis in virus-transformed cells.
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病毒转化细胞中的胶原蛋白合成。
DOI:
10.1111/j.1749-6632.1985.tb51168.x
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发表时间:
1985
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Boettiger,D
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作者:
Adams,SL;Pacifici,M;Focht,RJ;Allebach,ES;Boettiger,D
One of the most striking effects of viral transformation on the biosynthetic program of cultured cells is the reduced synthesis of collagen, which often occurs together with decreased synthesis of other extracellular matrix proteins. The resulting loss of the normal extracellular matrix is associated with the dramatic changes in cell shape and behavior observed in transformed cells. Several laboratories have begun to examine the molecular basis for the reduction of collagen synthesis. In this paper we summarize those results, and describe recent experiments from our laboratories which examine in detail the effects of transformation on collagen synthesis in skin fibroblasts and vertebral chondrocytes, two terminally differentiated populations of mesenchymal cells from chick embryos. These cells synthesize very different types of extracellular matrix and display different responses to viral transformation in terms of collagen gene expression. The results of these experiments have led us to suggest that synthesis of type I1 collagen, which occurs almost exclusively in terminally differentiated chondrocytes, is controlled primarily at the level of transcription. In contrast, synthesis of type I collagen, which occurs in many cells (but not in chondrocytes), is controlled at post-transcriptional as well as transcriptional levels. Furthermore, expression of both the types I and I1 collagen genes is modulated by alterations in cell shape which are mediated by cell attachment. These observations have important implications for the control of collagen gene expression during normal development, as well as for the effects of viral transformation on collagen gene expression. In addition, they may increase our understanding of the complex interplay between cell shape and behavior and synthesis of collagen and other components of the extracellular matrix. aThis work was supported by grant nos GM-28840, GM-09590, CA-16502, HD-07152, and AG-02758 from the National Institutes of Health.