Versican A-subdomain is required for its adequate function in dermal development.
Connect Tissue Res
; 59(2): 178-190, 2018 03.
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ABSTRACT
Versican, a large chondroitin sulfate (CS) proteoglycan, serves as a structural macromolecule of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and regulates cell behavior. We determined the function of versican in dermal development using VcanΔ3/Δ3 mutant mice expressing versican with deleted A-subdomain of the N-terminal G1 domain. The mutant versican showed a decreased hyaluronan (HA)-binding ability and failed to accumulate in the ECM. In the early developmental stage, VcanΔ3/Δ3 dermis showed a decrease in versican expression as compared with WT. As development proceeded, versican expression further decreased to a barely detectable level, and VcanΔ3/Δ3 mice died at the neonatal period (P0). At P0, VcanΔ3/Δ3 dermis exhibited an impaired ECM structure and decreased cell density. While the level of collagen deposition was similar in both genotypes, collagen biosynthesis significantly decreased in VcanΔ3/Δ3 fibroblasts as compared with that in wild type (WT). Transforming growth factor ß (TGFß) signaling mediated through the Smad2/3-dependent pathway was down-regulated in VcanΔ3/Δ3 fibroblasts and a reduced TGFß storage in the ECM was observed. Microarray analysis revealed a decrease in the expression levels of transcription factors, early growth response (Egr) 2 and 4, which act downstream of TGFß signaling. Thus, our results suggest that A-subdomain is necessary for adequate versican expression in dermis and that versican is involved in the formation of the ECM and regulation of TGFß signaling.
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Transdução de Sinais
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Derme
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Matriz Extracelular
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Versicanas
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Fibroblastos
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Animals
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Connect Tissue Res
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Japão