Expression of members of the thrombospondin family by human skeletal tissues and cultured cells
Expression of members of the thrombospondin family by human skeletal tissues and cultured cells
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DOI:
10.1006/bbrc.1999.1380
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发表时间:
1999-09-24
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Gallagher, JA
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作者:
Carron, JA;Bowler, WB;Gallagher, JA
We have previously shown that the multifunctional platelet glycoprotein thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) promotes resorption in an in vitro resorption assay. However, TSP-1 is one of a family of multifunctional TSP molecules, and the current study was undertaken to investigate whether it is TSP-1 or another TSP family member which may be involved in regulation of resorption in vivo. RT-PCR was performed on cultured human bone cells, cultured human chondrocytes, and three separate samples of human osteoclastoma tissue using primers specific for each TSP family member. mRNA for TSP-2 was detected in almost all samples, and significantly in all osteoclastomas in the above tissues, while TSP-1 was detected less frequently and was only seen in one of three osteoclastomas, TSP-3, -4, and COMP were detected only in a minority of cases. These results indicate that TSP-2 is the most common TSP family member found in skeletal tissues and that TSP-2, rather than TSP-1, may be the molecule responsible for promoting resorption in vivo. (C) 1999 Academic Press.