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Markasz L, Mobini-Far H, Sindelar R. Collagen type IV alpha 1 chain (COL4A1) expression in the developing human lung. BMC Pulm Med 2024; 24:75. [PMID: 38331745 PMCID: PMC10851591 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-024-02875-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Collagen type IV alpha 1 chain (COL4A1) in the basement membrane is an important component during lung development, as suggested from animal models where COL4A1 has been shown to regulate alveolarization and angiogenesis. Less is known about its role in human lung development. Our aim was to study COL4A1 expression in preterm infants with different lung maturational and clinical features. METHODS COL4A1 expression in 115 lung samples from newborn infants (21-41 weeks' gestational age; 0-228 days' postnatal age [PNA]) was studied by immunohistochemistry combined with digital image analysis. Cluster analysis was performed to find subgroups according to immunohistologic and clinical data. RESULTS Patients were automatically categorized into 4 Groups depending on their COL4A1 expression. Expression of COL4A1 was mainly extracellular in Group 1, low in Group 2, intracellular in Group 3, and both extra- and intracellular in Group 4. Intracellular/extracellular ratio of COL4A1 expression related to PNA showed a distinctive postnatal maturational pattern on days 1-7, where intracellular expression of COL4A1 was overrepresented in extremely preterm infants. CONCLUSIONS COL4A1 expression seems to be highly dynamic during the postnatal life due to a possible rapid remodeling of the basement membrane. Intracellular accumulation of COL4A1 in the lungs of extremely premature infants occurs more frequently between 1 and 7 postnatal days than during the first 24 hours. In view of the lung arrest described in extremely preterm infants, the pathological and/or developmental role of postnatally increased intracellular COL4A1 as marker for basement membrane turnover, needs to be further investigated.
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- Laszlo Markasz
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-751 85, Sweden.
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- Department of Pathology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SE-751 85, Sweden
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Pokidysheva EN, Redhair N, Ailsworth O, Page-McCaw P, Rollins-Smith L, Jamwal VS, Ohta Y, Bächinger HP, Murawala P, Flajnik M, Fogo AB, Abrahamson D, Hudson JK, Boudko SP, Hudson BG. Collagen IV of basement membranes: II. Emergence of collagen IV α345 enabled the assembly of a compact GBM as an ultrafilter in mammalian kidneys. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105459. [PMID: 37977222 PMCID: PMC10746531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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The collagen IVα345 (Col-IVα345) scaffold, the major constituent of the glomerular basement membrane (GBM), is a critical component of the kidney glomerular filtration barrier. In Alport syndrome, affecting millions of people worldwide, over two thousand genetic variants occur in the COL4A3, COL4A4, and COL4A5 genes that encode the Col-IVα345 scaffold. Variants cause loss of scaffold, a suprastructure that tethers macromolecules, from the GBM or assembly of a defective scaffold, causing hematuria in nearly all cases, proteinuria, and often progressive kidney failure. How these variants cause proteinuria remains an enigma. In a companion paper, we found that the evolutionary emergence of the COL4A3, COL4A4, COL4A5, and COL4A6 genes coincided with kidney emergence in hagfish and shark and that the COL4A3 and COL4A4 were lost in amphibians. These findings opened an experimental window to gain insights into functionality of the Col-IVα345 scaffold. Here, using tissue staining, biochemical analysis and TEM, we characterized the scaffold chain arrangements and the morphology of the GBM of hagfish, shark, frog, and salamander. We found that α4 and α5 chains in shark GBM and α1 and α5 chains in amphibian GBM are spatially separated. Scaffolds are distinct from one another and from the mammalian Col-IVα345 scaffold, and the GBM morphologies are distinct. Our findings revealed that the evolutionary emergence of the Col-IVα345 scaffold enabled the genesis of a compact GBM that functions as an ultrafilter. Findings shed light on the conundrum, defined decades ago, whether the GBM or slit diaphragm is the primary filter.
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- Elena N Pokidysheva
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Aspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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- Aspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Aspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pathology Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA; Clinic for Kidney and Hypertension Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, The Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Aspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Aspirnaut, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Summers JA, Yarbrough M, Liu M, McDonald WH, Hudson BG, Pastor-Pareja JC, Boudko SP. Collagen IV of basement membranes: IV. Adaptive mechanism of collagen IV scaffold assembly in Drosophila. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105394. [PMID: 37890775 PMCID: PMC10694668 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Collagen IV is an essential structural protein in all metazoans. It provides a scaffold for the assembly of basement membranes, a specialized form of extracellular matrix, which anchors and signals cells and provides microscale tensile strength. Defective scaffolds cause basement membrane destabilization and tissue dysfunction. Scaffolds are composed of α-chains that coassemble into triple-helical protomers of distinct chain compositions, which in turn oligomerize into supramolecular scaffolds. Chloride ions mediate the oligomerization via NC1 trimeric domains, forming an NC1 hexamer at the protomer-protomer interface. The chloride concentration-"chloride pressure"-on the outside of cells is a primordial innovation that drives the assembly and dynamic stabilization of collagen IV scaffolds. However, a Cl-independent mechanism is operative in Ctenophora, Ecdysozoa, and Rotifera, which suggests evolutionary adaptations to environmental or tissue conditions. An understanding of these exceptions, such as the example of Drosophila, could shed light on the fundamentals of how NC1 trimers direct the oligomerization of protomers into scaffolds. Here, we investigated the NC1 assembly of Drosophila. We solved the crystal structure of the NC1 hexamer, determined the chain composition of protomers, and found that Drosophila adapted an evolutionarily unique mechanism of scaffold assembly that requires divalent cations. By studying the Drosophila case we highlighted the mechanistic role of chloride pressure for maintaining functionality of the NC1 domain in humans. Moreover, we discovered that the NC1 trimers encode information for homing protomers to distant tissue locations, providing clues for the development of protein replacement therapy for collagen IV genetic diseases.
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- Jacob A Summers
- Aspirnaut Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Aspirnaut Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Proteomics Laboratory, Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Aspirnaut Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing, China; Institute of Neurosciences, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-Universidad Miguel Hernández, San Juan de Alicante, Spain
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- Aspirnaut Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Boudko SP, Pedchenko VK, Pokidysheva EN, Budko AM, Baugh R, Coates PT, Fidler AL, Hudson HM, Ivanov SV, Luer C, Pedchenko T, Preston RL, Rafi M, Vanacore R, Bhave G, Hudson JK, Hudson BG. Collagen IV of basement membranes: III. Chloride pressure is a primordial innovation that drives and maintains the assembly of scaffolds. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:105318. [PMID: 37797699 PMCID: PMC10656227 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.105318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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Collagen IV scaffold is a primordial innovation enabling the assembly of a fundamental architectural unit of epithelial tissues-a basement membrane attached to polarized cells. A family of six α-chains (α1 to α6) coassemble into three distinct protomers that form supramolecular scaffolds, noted as collagen IVα121, collagen IVα345, and collagen IVα121-α556. Chloride ions play a pivotal role in scaffold assembly, based on studies of NC1 hexamers from mammalian tissues. First, Cl- activates a molecular switch within trimeric NC1 domains that initiates protomer oligomerization, forming an NC1 hexamer between adjoining protomers. Second, Cl- stabilizes the hexamer structure. Whether this Cl--dependent mechanism is of fundamental importance in animal evolution is unknown. Here, we developed a simple in vitro method of SDS-PAGE to determine the role of solution Cl- in hexamer stability. Hexamers were characterized from 34 animal species across 15 major phyla, including the basal Cnidarian and Ctenophora phyla. We found that solution Cl- stabilized the quaternary hexamer structure across all phyla except Ctenophora, Ecdysozoa, and Rotifera. Further analysis of hexamers from peroxidasin knockout mice, a model for decreasing hexamer crosslinks, showed that solution Cl- also stabilized the hexamer surface conformation. The presence of sufficient chloride concentration in solution or "chloride pressure" dynamically maintains the native form of the hexamer. Collectively, our findings revealed that chloride pressure on the outside of cells is a primordial innovation that drives and maintains the quaternary and conformational structure of NC1 hexamers of collagen IV scaffolds.
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- Sergei P Boudko
- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medical Education and Administration, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Central Northern Adelaide Renal and Transplantation Service, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Medical Education and Administration, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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LeBleu VS, Dai J, Tsutakawa S, MacDonald BA, Alge JL, Sund M, Xie L, Sugimoto H, Tainer J, Zon LI, Kalluri R. Identification of unique α4 chain structure and conserved antiangiogenic activity of α3NC1 type IV collagen in zebrafish. Dev Dyn 2023; 252:1046-1060. [PMID: 37002899 PMCID: PMC10524752 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 01/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Type IV collagen is an abundant component of basement membranes in all multicellular species and is essential for the extracellular scaffold supporting tissue architecture and function. Lower organisms typically have two type IV collagen genes, encoding α1 and α2 chains, in contrast with the six genes in humans, encoding α1-α6 chains. The α chains assemble into trimeric protomers, the building blocks of the type IV collagen network. The detailed evolutionary conservation of type IV collagen network remains to be studied. RESULTS We report on the molecular evolution of type IV collagen genes. The zebrafish α4 non-collagenous (NC1) domain, in contrast with its human ortholog, contains an additional cysteine residue and lacks the M93 and K211 residues involved in sulfilimine bond formation between adjacent protomers. This may alter α4 chain interactions with other α chains, as supported by temporal and anatomic expression patterns of collagen IV chains during the zebrafish development. Despite the divergence between zebrafish and human α3 NC1 domain (endogenous angiogenesis inhibitor, Tumstatin), the zebrafish α3 NC1 domain exhibits conserved antiangiogenic activity in human endothelial cells. CONCLUSIONS Our work supports type IV collagen is largely conserved between zebrafish and humans, with a possible difference involving the α4 chain.
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- Valerie S LeBleu
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Feinberg School of Medicine and Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Division of Matrix Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Division of Matrix Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division of Matrix Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Matrix Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Division of Matrix Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
- Division of Matrix Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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Genetic Factors for Coronary Heart Disease and Their Mechanisms: A Meta-Analysis and Comprehensive Review of Common Variants from Genome-Wide Association Studies. Diagnostics (Basel) 2022; 12:diagnostics12102561. [PMID: 36292250 PMCID: PMC9601486 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12102561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have discovered 163 loci related to coronary heart disease (CHD). Most GWAS have emphasized pathways related to single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that reached genome-wide significance in their reports, while identification of CHD pathways based on the combination of all published GWAS involving various ethnicities has yet to be performed. We conducted a systematic search for articles with comprehensive GWAS data in the GWAS Catalog and PubMed, followed by a meta-analysis of the top recurring SNPs from ≥2 different articles using random or fixed-effect models according to Cochran Q and I2 statistics, and pathway enrichment analysis. Meta-analyses showed significance for 265 of 309 recurring SNPs. Enrichment analysis returned 107 significant pathways, including lipoprotein and lipid metabolisms (rs7412, rs6511720, rs11591147, rs1412444, rs11172113, rs11057830, rs4299376), atherogenesis (rs7500448, rs6504218, rs3918226, rs7623687), shared cardiovascular pathways (rs72689147, rs1800449, rs7568458), diabetes-related pathways (rs200787930, rs12146487, rs6129767), hepatitis C virus infection/hepatocellular carcinoma (rs73045269/rs8108632, rs56062135, rs188378669, rs4845625, rs11838776), and miR-29b-3p pathways (rs116843064, rs11617955, rs146092501, rs11838776, rs73045269/rs8108632). In this meta-analysis, the identification of various genetic factors and their associated pathways associated with CHD denotes the complexity of the disease. This provides an opportunity for the future development of novel CHD genetic risk scores relevant to personalized and precision medicine.
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Col4a3-/- Mice on Balb/C Background Have Less Severe Cardiorespiratory Phenotype and SGLT2 Over-Expression Compared to 129x1/SvJ and C57Bl/6 Backgrounds. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23126674. [PMID: 35743114 PMCID: PMC9223785 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23126674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Alport syndrome (AS) is a hereditary renal disorder with no etiological therapy. In the preclinical Col4a3-/- model of AS, disease progression and severity vary depending on mouse strain. The sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) is emerging as an attractive therapeutic target in cardiac/renal pathologies, but its application to AS remains untested. This study investigates cardiorespiratory function and SGLT2 renal expression in Col4a3-/- mice from three different genetic backgrounds, 129x1/SvJ, C57Bl/6 and Balb/C. male Col4a3-/- 129x1/SvJ mice displayed alterations consistent with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Female, but not male, C57Bl/6 and Balb/C Col4a3-/- mice exhibited mild changes in systolic and diastolic function of the heart by echocardiography. Male C57Bl/6 Col4a3-/- mice presented systolic dysfunction by invasive hemodynamic analysis. All strains except Balb/C males demonstrated alterations in respiratory function. SGLT2 expression was significantly increased in AS compared to WT mice from all strains. However, cardiorespiratory abnormalities and SGLT2 over-expression were significantly less in AS Balb/C mice compared to the other two strains. Systolic blood pressure was significantly elevated only in mutant 129x1/SvJ mice. The results provide further evidence for strain-dependent cardiorespiratory and hypertensive phenotype variations in mouse AS models, corroborated by renal SGLT2 expression, and support ongoing initiatives to develop SGLT2 inhibitors for the treatment of AS.
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Wilson SE, Shiju TM, Sampaio LP, Hilgert GL. Corneal fibroblast collagen type IV negative feedback modulation of TGF beta: A fibrosis modulating system likely active in other organs. Matrix Biol 2022; 109:162-172. [PMID: 35421526 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2022.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 04/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Collagen type IV (COL IV) is a major component of basement membranes (BM) in all organs. It serves functions related to BM organization and modulates the passage of growth factors from one tissue compartment to another. COL IV binds transforming growth factor (TGF) beta-1 and TGF beta-2 and, therefore, is a major modulator of TGF beta pro-fibrotic functions. After fibrotic corneal injury, TGF beta enters into the stroma from the tears, epithelium, endothelium and/or aqueous humor and markedly upregulates COL IV production in corneal fibroblasts in the adjacent stroma far removed from BMs. It is hypothesized this non-BM stromal COL IV binds TGF beta-1 (and likely TGF beta-2) in competition with the binding of the growth factors to TGF beta cognate receptors and serves as a negative feedback regulatory pathway to mitigate the effects of TGF beta on stromal cells, including reducing the developmental transition of corneal fibroblasts and fibrocytes into myofibroblasts. Losartan, a known TGF beta signaling inhibitor, when applied topically to the cornea after fibrotic injury, alters this COL IV-TGF beta pathway by down-regulating COL IV production by corneal fibroblasts. Non-BM COL IV produced in response to injuries in other organs, including the lung, skin, liver, kidney, and gut, may participate in similar COL IV-TGF beta pathways and have an important role in controlling TGF beta pro-fibrotic effects in these organs.
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Nishiori H, Sakata T, Makino S, Kawakami M, Matsumiya G. Alport syndrome: A case study of chronic type A aortic dissection. J Card Surg 2022; 37:2134-2137. [DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Hironobu Nishiori
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Chiba University Hospital Chiba Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Chiba University Hospital Chiba Japan
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- Department of Pathology Narita Red Cross Hospital Chiba Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Chiba University Hospital Chiba Japan
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Takeda M, Minagawa T, Hiranuma W, Matsuoka T, Shimizu T, Kawamoto S. A Case of Alport Syndrome Associated with Recurrent Stanford Type B Aortic Dissections. Ann Vasc Dis 2022; 15:142-145. [PMID: 35860818 PMCID: PMC9257394 DOI: 10.3400/avd.cr.22-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Alport syndrome is often characterized by renal dysfunction and hearing loss due to abnormalities in type IV collagen production. In this study, we report a rare case of recurrent aortic dissections that developed in a young patient with Alport syndrome over a short period. We discuss the associations between Alport syndrome and aortic dissection with a literature review and emphasize the need for regular follow-up of patients with Alport syndrome for early detection of aortic disease.
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- Miki Takeda
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
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Main and Minor Types of Collagens in the Articular Cartilage: The Role of Collagens in Repair Tissue Evaluation in Chondral Defects. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222413329. [PMID: 34948124 PMCID: PMC8706311 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Several collagen subtypes have been identified in hyaline articular cartilage. The main and most abundant collagens are type II, IX and XI collagens. The minor and less abundant collagens are type III, IV, V, VI, X, XII, XIV, XVI, XXII, and XXVII collagens. All these collagens have been found to play a key role in healthy cartilage, regardless of whether they are more or less abundant. Additionally, an exhaustive evaluation of collagen fibrils in a repaired cartilage tissue after a chondral lesion is necessary to determine the quality of the repaired tissue and even whether or not this repaired tissue is considered hyaline cartilage. Therefore, this review aims to describe in depth all the collagen types found in the normal articular cartilage structure, and based on this, establish the parameters that allow one to consider a repaired cartilage tissue as a hyaline cartilage.
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Quinlan C, Rheault MN. Genetic Basis of Type IV Collagen Disorders of the Kidney. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 16:1101-1109. [PMID: 33849932 PMCID: PMC8425620 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.19171220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The glomerular basement membrane is a vital component of the filtration barrier of the kidney and is primarily composed of a highly structured matrix of type IV collagen. Specific isoforms of type IV collagen, the α3(IV), α4(IV), and α5(IV) isoforms, assemble into trimers that are required for normal glomerular basement membrane function. Disruption or alteration in these isoforms leads to breakdown of the glomerular basement membrane structure and function and can lead to progressive CKD known as Alport syndrome. However, there is wide variability in phenotype among patients with mutations affecting type IV collagen that depends on a complex interplay of sex, genotype, and X-chromosome inactivation. This article reviews the genetic basis of collagen disorders of the kidney as well as potential treatments for these conditions, including direct alteration of the DNA, RNA therapies, and manipulation of collagen proteins.
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- Catherine Quinlan
- Department of Nephrology, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,Department of Kidney Regeneration, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia,Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Kashtan C. Multidisciplinary Management of Alport Syndrome: Current Perspectives. J Multidiscip Healthc 2021; 14:1169-1180. [PMID: 34045864 PMCID: PMC8149282 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s284784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Alport syndrome is a multisystem disorder that universally affects the kidney and frequently involves the inner ear and the eye. Over the course of a lifetime, addressing the health care needs of a person with Alport syndrome and their family entails the services of primary providers, nephrologists, genetic counselors, audiologists, ophthalmologists, transplant physicians, kidney dieticians, and social workers as well as other healthcare professionals. This article attempts to provide context and guidance regarding the multidisciplinary care of Alport syndrome based on the natural history of the condition.
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- Clifford Kashtan
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA
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Tang S, Yonezawa T, Maeda Y, Ono M, Maeba T, Miyoshi T, Momota R, Tomono Y, Oohashi T. Lack of collagen α6(IV) chain in mice does not cause severe-to-profound hearing loss or cochlear malformation, a distinct phenotype from nonsyndromic hearing loss with COL4A6 missense mutation. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249909. [PMID: 33848312 PMCID: PMC8043391 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Congenital hearing loss affects 1 in every 1000 births, with genetic mutations contributing to more than 50% of all cases. X-linked nonsyndromic hereditary hearing loss is associated with six loci (DFNX1-6) and five genes. Recently, the missense mutation (c.1771G>A, p.Gly591Ser) in COL4A6, encoding the basement membrane (BM) collagen α6(IV) chain, was shown to be associated with X-linked congenital nonsyndromic hearing loss with cochlear malformation. However, the mechanism by which the COL4A6 mutation impacts hereditary hearing loss has not yet been elucidated. Herein, we investigated Col4a6 knockout (KO) effects on hearing function and cochlear formation in mice. Immunohistochemistry showed that the collagen α6(IV) chain was distributed throughout the mouse cochlea within subepithelial BMs underlying the interdental cells, inner sulcus cells, basilar membrane, outer sulcus cells, root cells, Reissner's membrane, and perivascular BMs in the spiral limbus, spiral ligament, and stria vascularis. However, the click-evoked auditory brainstem response analysis did not show significant changes in the hearing threshold of Col4a6 KO mice compared with wild-type (WT) mice with the same genetic background. In addition, the cochlear structures of Col4a6 KO mice did not exhibit morphological alterations, according to the results of high-resolution micro-computed tomography and histology. Hence, loss of Col4a6 gene expression in mice showed normal click ABR thresholds and normal cochlear formation, which differs from humans with the COL4A6 missense mutation c.1771G>A, p.Gly591Ser. Therefore, the deleterious effects in the auditory system caused by the missense mutation in COL4A6 are likely due to the dominant-negative effects of the α6(IV) chain and/or α5α6α5(IV) heterotrimer with an aberrant structure that would not occur in cases with loss of gene expression.
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- Shaoying Tang
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Human Morphology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Molecular and Cell Biology, Shigei Medical Research Institute, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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Kuang X, Sun L, Wu Y, Huang W. A novel missense mutation of COL4A5 gene alter collagen IV α5 chain to cause X-linked Alport syndrome in a Chinese family. Transl Pediatr 2020; 9:587-595. [PMID: 33209720 PMCID: PMC7658769 DOI: 10.21037/tp-20-47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) is the most common form of Alport syndrome (AS), involves mutations in the COL4A5 gene encoding the type IV collagen a5 chain. In this research, we will report the analysis of the COL4A5 gene in a Chinese family with XLAS, and investigate the effect of the missense mutation of this family on type IV collagen. METHODS Targeted sequencing using next-generation sequencing (NGS) was conducted for genes (COL4A3/4/5). Normal and mutation COL4A5 plasmids were constructed and then transfected into human podocytes, none plasmid and empty plasmid transfection as control. And then real-time PCR, western blot and indirect immunofluorescence were used to detect the COL4A1/3/5 mRNA, protein, and immunofluorescence expression of each group. RESULTS In this study, we found an Alport family, and the whole exon sequencing found a new missense mutation c.1844G>C in exon 25. The results of real-time PCR, western blot and immunofluorescence showed that in the mutation group, both the mRNA and protein levels of COL4A5 were significantly reduced. CONCLUSIONS c.1844G>C is a functional variation of COL4A5, which might play a very important role in the occurrence and development of AS.
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- Xinyu Kuang
- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Shanghai Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Ivanov SV, Bauer R, Pokidysheva EN, Boudko SP. Collagen IV Exploits a Cl- Step Gradient for Scaffold Assembly. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 21:129-141. [PMID: 32979156 DOI: 10.1007/5584_2020_582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Collagen molecules are crucial extracellular players in animal tissue development and in functions ranging from ultrafiltration to organism locomotion. Among the 28 types of collagen found in human, type IV collagen stands out as a primordial type found in all species of the animal kingdom. Collagen IV forms smart scaffolds for basement membranes, sheet-like acellular structures that isolate, coordinate, and direct cells during morphogenesis. Collagen IV is also involved in multiple functions in developed tissues. As part of the basement membrane, collagen IV scaffolds provide mechanical strength, spatially tether extracellular macromolecules and directly signal to cells via receptor binding sites. Proper assembly and structure of the scaffolds are critical for development and function of multiple types of basement membranes. Within last 5 years it was established that Cl- concentration is a key factor for initiating collagen IV scaffold assembly. The biological role of Cl- in multiple physiological processes and detailed mechanisms for its signaling and structural impacts are well established. Cl- gradients are generated across the plasma and intracellular organelle membranes. As collagen IV molecules are secreted outside the cell, they experience a switch from low to high Cl- concentration. This transition works as a trigger for collagen IV scaffold assembly. Within the scaffold, collagen IV remains to be a Cl- sensor as its structural integrity continues to depend on Cl- concentration. Here, we review recent findings and set future directions for studies on the role of Cl- in type IV collagen assembly, function, and disease.
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- Sergey V Ivanov
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. .,Vanderbilt Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA. .,Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
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Wu Y, Ge G. Complexity of type IV collagens: from network assembly to function. Biol Chem 2019; 400:565-574. [PMID: 30864416 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2018-0317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Collagens form complex networks in the extracellular space that provide structural support and signaling cues to cells. Network-forming type IV collagens are the key structural components of basement membranes. In this review, we discuss how the complexity of type IV collagen networks is established, focusing on collagen α chain selection in type IV collagen protomer and network formation; covalent crosslinking in type IV collagen network stabilization; and the differences between solid-state type IV collagen in the extracellular matrix and soluble type IV collagen fragments. We further discuss how complex type IV collagen networks exert their physiological and pathological functions through cell surface integrin and nonintegrin receptors.
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- Yuexin Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, CAS Key Laboratory of Systems Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Innovation Center for Cell Signaling Network, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, People's Republic of China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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Kimura T, Kondo M, Hashimoto Y, Fujisato T, Nakamura N, Kishida A. Surface Topography of PDMS Replica Transferred from Various Decellularized Aortic Lumens Affects Cellular Orientation. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2019; 5:5721-5726. [PMID: 33405704 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.8b01536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cells sense and respond to various surface topographies of substrates. Many types of topographical architectures have been developed for understanding cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and for their application in biomaterials. In the present study, as a topographical surface similar to native tissue, we developed a PDMS replica prepared using the transferring method of the decellularized aorta, which is an ECM assembly, and its cellular behaviors, such as orientation and elongation on it. Decellularized aortas were prepared by high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) methods for use as templates. Scanning electron microscopic observation of the SDS replica showed a randomly rough surface. Further, microscaled linear structures along the direction of the aortic longitudinal axis were observed on the HHP replica. These results indicated that the topographical surface of the HHP and SDS decellularized aorta could be replicated to their replicas at a microscale. Fibroblasts (NIH3T3) and endothelial cells (HUVECs) were cultured on their surfaces. Although they were randomly aligned on the SDS replica and flat surface, the high cellular alignment along with the direction of the aortic longitudinal axis was shown in the HHP replica and HHP decellularized aorta. These results suggest that the topographical structure similar to a native aorta could effectively induce the cell alignment, which is important to regulate cellular functions, and could provide important methodologies and knowledge for vascular biomaterials or culture substrates.
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- Tsuyoshi Kimura
- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Institute of Technology, 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, Osaka 535-8585, Japan
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- Department of Bioscience and Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan, 307 Fukasaku, Minuma-ku, Saitama-shi, Saitama 337-8570, Japan
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- Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan
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Casino P, Gozalbo-Rovira R, Rodríguez-Díaz J, Banerjee S, Boutaud A, Rubio V, Hudson BG, Saus J, Cervera J, Marina A. Structures of collagen IV globular domains: insight into associated pathologies, folding and network assembly. IUCRJ 2018; 5:765-779. [PMID: 30443360 PMCID: PMC6211539 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252518012459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Basement membranes are extracellular structures of epithelia and endothelia that have collagen IV scaffolds of triple α-chain helical protomers that associate end-to-end, forming networks. The molecular mechanisms by which the noncollagenous C-terminal domains of α-chains direct the selection and assembly of the α1α2α1 and α3α4α5 hetero-oligomers found in vivo remain obscure. Autoantibodies against the noncollagenous domains of the α3α4α5 hexamer or mutations therein cause Goodpasture's or Alport's syndromes, respectively. To gain further insight into oligomer-assembly mechanisms as well as into Goodpasture's and Alport's syndromes, crystal structures of non-collagenous domains produced by recombinant methods were determined. The spontaneous formation of canonical homohexamers (dimers of trimers) of these domains of the α1, α3 and α5 chains was shown and the components of the Goodpasture's disease epitopes were viewed. Crystal structures of the α2 and α4 non-collagenous domains generated by recombinant methods were also determined. These domains spontaneously form homo-oligomers that deviate from the canonical architectures since they have a higher number of subunits (dimers of tetramers and of hexamers, respectively). Six flexible structural motifs largely explain the architectural variations. These findings provide insight into noncollagenous domain folding, while supporting the in vivo operation of extrinsic mechanisms for restricting the self-assembly of noncollagenous domains. Intriguingly, Alport's syndrome missense mutations concentrate within the core that nucleates the folding of the noncollagenous domain, suggesting that this syndrome, when owing to missense changes, is a folding disorder that is potentially amenable to pharmacochaperone therapy.
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- Patricia Casino
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/ERI BIOTECMED, Universitat de València, Dr Moliner 50, Burjassot, 46100 Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IBV–CSIC), Jaume Roig 11, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER–ISCIII), Spain
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- Laboratorio de Reconocimiento Molecular, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, 46012 Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina at Universitat de València, Blasco Ibáñez 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Reconocimiento Molecular, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, 46012 Valencia, Spain
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina at Universitat de València, Blasco Ibáñez 17, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Defense, Center for Prostate Disease Research, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IBV–CSIC), Jaume Roig 11, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER–ISCIII), Spain
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- Department of Medicine at Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Center for Matrix Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular at Facultad de Medicina y Odontología, Universitat de València, Blasco Ibáñez 15-17, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IBV–CSIC), Jaume Roig 11, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER–ISCIII), Spain
- Laboratorio de Reconocimiento Molecular, Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Eduardo Primo Yúfera 3, 46012 Valencia, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IBV–CSIC), Jaume Roig 11, 46010 Valencia, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER–ISCIII), Spain
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Abstract
Over the past decade, studies have repeatedly found single-nucleotide polymorphisms located in the collagen ( COL) 4A1 and COL4A2 genes to be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD), and the 13q34 locus harboring these genes is one of ~160 genome-wide significant risk loci for coronary artery disease. COL4A1 and COL4A2 encode the α1- and α2-chains of collagen type IV, a major component of basement membranes in various tissues including arteries. Despite the growing body of evidence indicating a role for collagen type IV in CVD, remarkably few studies have aimed to directly investigate such a role. The purpose of this review is to summarize the clinical reports linking 13q34 to coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and artery stiffening and to assemble the scattered pieces of evidence from experimental studies based on vascular cells and tissue collectively supporting a role for collagen type IV in atherosclerosis and other macrovascular disease conditions.
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- L B Steffensen
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.,Centre for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases, Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.,Department of Cardiovascular and Renal Research, Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.,Centre for Individualized Medicine in Arterial Diseases, Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark
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Komori T, Ono M, Hara ES, Ueda J, Nguyen HTT, Nguyen HT, Yonezawa T, Maeba T, Kimura-Ono A, Takarada T, Momota R, Maekawa K, Kuboki T, Oohashi T. Type IV collagen α6 chain is a regulator of keratin 10 in keratinization of oral mucosal epithelium. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2612. [PMID: 29422532 PMCID: PMC5805778 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21000-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Keratinized mucosa is of fundamental importance to maintain healthy gingival tissue, and understanding the mechanisms of oral mucosa keratinization is crucial to successfully manage healthy gingiva. Previous studies have shown a strong involvement of the basement membrane in the proliferation and differentiation of epithelial cells. Therefore, first, to identify the keratinized mucosa-specific basement membrane components, immunohistochemical analysis for the six alpha chains of type IV collagen was performed in 8-week-old mice. No difference in the expression pattern of type IV collagen α1(IV) and α2(IV) chains was observed in the keratinized and non-keratinized mucosa. Interestingly, however, type IV collagen α5(IV) and α6(IV) chains specifically were strongly detected in the keratinized mucosa. To analyze the functional roles of the type IV collagen isoform α6(IV) in oral mucosa keratinization, we analyzed Col4a6-knockout mice. Epithelial developmental delay and low levels of KRT10 were observed in new-born Col4a6-knockout mice. Additionally, in vitro experiments with loss-of function analysis using human gingival epithelial cells confirmed the important role of α6(IV) chain in epithelial keratinization. These findings indicate that α112:α556 (IV) network, which is the only network that includes the α6(IV) chain, is one regulator of KRT10 expression in keratinization of oral mucosal epithelium.
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- Taishi Komori
- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan.
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- Department of Biomaterials, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Regenerative Science, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Human Morphology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, 700-8525, Japan
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Malone AF, Funk SD, Alhamad T, Miner JH. Functional assessment of a novel COL4A5 splice region variant and immunostaining of plucked hair follicles as an alternative method of diagnosis in X-linked Alport syndrome. Pediatr Nephrol 2017; 32:997-1003. [PMID: 28013382 PMCID: PMC5400701 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-016-3565-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 12/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many COL4A5 splice region variants have been described in patients with X-linked Alport syndrome, but few have been confirmed by functional analysis to actually cause defective splicing. We sought to demonstrate that a novel COL4A5 splice region variant in a family with Alport syndrome is pathogenic using functional studies. We also describe an alternative method of diagnosis. METHODS Targeted next-generation sequencing results of an individual with Alport syndrome were analyzed and the results confirmed by Sanger sequencing in family members. A splicing reporter minigene assay was used to examine the variant's effect on splicing in transfected cells. Plucked hair follicles from patients and controls were examined for collagen IV proteins using immunofluorescence microscopy. RESULTS A novel splice region mutation in COL4A5, c.1780-6T>G, was identified and segregated with disease in this family. This variant caused frequent skipping of exon 25, resulting in a frameshift and truncation of collagen α5(IV) protein. We also developed and validated a new approach to characterize the expression of collagen α5(IV) protein in the basement membranes of plucked hair follicles. Using this approach we demonstrated reduced collagen α5(IV) protein in affected male and female individuals in this family, supporting frequent failure of normal splicing. CONCLUSIONS Differing normal to abnormal transcript ratios in affected individuals carrying splice region variants may contribute to variable disease severity observed in Alport families. Examination of plucked hair follicles in suspected X-linked Alport syndrome patients may offer a less invasive alternative method of diagnosis and serve as a pathogenicity test for COL4A5 variants of uncertain significance.
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Theocharidis G, Connelly JT. Minor collagens of the skin with not so minor functions. J Anat 2017; 235:418-429. [PMID: 31318053 DOI: 10.1111/joa.12584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The structure and function of the skin relies on the complex expression pattern and organisation of extracellular matrix macromolecules, of which collagens are a principal component. The fibrillar collagens, types I and III, constitute over 90% of the collagen content within the skin and are the major determinants of the strength and stiffness of the tissue. However, the minor collagens also play a crucial regulatory role in a variety of processes, including cell anchorage, matrix assembly, and growth factor signalling. In this article, we review the expression patterns, key functions and involvement in disease pathogenesis of the minor collagens found in the skin. While it is clear that the minor collagens are important mediators of normal tissue function, homeostasis and repair, further insight into the molecular level structure and activity of these proteins is required for translation into clinical therapies.
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- Georgios Theocharidis
- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Centre for Cell Biology and Cutaneous Research, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Jeanne M, Gould DB. Genotype-phenotype correlations in pathology caused by collagen type IV alpha 1 and 2 mutations. Matrix Biol 2016; 57-58:29-44. [PMID: 27794444 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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COL4A1 and COL4A2 are extracellular matrix proteins that form heterotrimers and are present in nearly all basement membranes in every organ. In the past decade, COL4A1 and COL4A2 mutations have been identified to cause a multi-system disorder for which penetrance and severity of constituent phenotypes can greatly vary. Here, we compare the outcomes of more than 100 mutations identified in patients and data from a murine allelic series to explore the presence of genotype-phenotype correlations - many of which are shared among other types of collagen. We find that there is a frequency bias for COL4A1 over COL4A2 mutations and that glycine (Gly) substitutions within the triple helical domain are the most common class of mutations. Glycine is most often replaced by a charged amino acid, however the position of the mutation, and not the properties of the substituting amino acid, appears to have a greater influence on disease severity. Moreover, the impact of position is not straightforward. Observations from a murine allelic series suggest that mutations in the NC1 domain may result in relatively mild phenotypes via a 'quantitative' mechanism similar to other types of collagens, however, this effect was not apparent in human reports. Importantly, other position-dependent effects had differential impacts depending on the phenotype of interest. For example, the severity of cerebrovascular disease correlated with an amino-to-carboxy severity gradient for triple-helical glycine substitutions whereas the penetrance and severity of myopathy and nephropathy appear to involve a functional sub-domain(s). Greater understanding of genotype-phenotype correlations and the interaction of consequences of different mutations will be important for patient prognosis and care and for developing mechanism-based therapeutics to treat individual components of this emerging syndrome.
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- Marion Jeanne
- Genentech Inc, 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Department of Anatomy, Institute for Human Genetics, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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Said SM, Fidler ME, Valeri AM, McCann B, Fiedler W, Cornell LD, Alexander MP, Alkhunaizi AM, Sullivan A, Cramer CH, Hogan MC, Nasr SH. Negative Staining for COL4A5 Correlates With Worse Prognosis and More Severe Ultrastructural Alterations in Males With Alport Syndrome. Kidney Int Rep 2016; 2:44-52. [PMID: 29142939 PMCID: PMC5678677 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2016.09.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Introduction Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive hematuric nephropathy with or without sensorineural hearing loss and ocular lesions. Previous studies on AS included mostly children. Methods To determine the prognostic value of loss of staining for collagen type IV alpha 5 (COL4A5) and its relationship with the ultrastructural glomerular basement membrane alterations, we performed direct immunofluorescence using a mixture of fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated and Texas-red conjugated antibodies against COL4A5 and COL4A2, respectively, on renal biopsies of 25 males with AS (including 16 who were diagnosed in adulthood). Results All patients showed normal positive staining of glomerular basement membranes and tubular basement membranes for COL4A2. Of the 25 patients, 10 (40%) patients showed loss of staining for COL4A5 (including 89% of children and 13% of adults) and the remaining 15 (60%) had intact staining for COL4A5. Compared with patients with intact staining for COL4A5, those with loss of staining had more prominent ultrastructural glomerular basement membrane alterations and were younger at the time of biopsy. By Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression analysis, loss of staining for COL4A5 predicted earlier progression to overt proteinuria and stage 2 chronic kidney disease or worse. By multivariate Cox regression analysis, loss of staining for COL4A5 was an independent predictor of the development of overt proteinuria and stage 2 chronic kidney disease or worse. Discussion Thus, the COL4A5 expression pattern has an important prognostic value and it correlates with the severity of ultrastructural glomerular basement membrane alterations in males with AS. Loss of COL4A5 staining is uncommon in patients with AS diagnosed in their adulthood.
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- Samar M. Said
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
- Correspondence: Samih H. Nasr, Division of Anatomic Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Hilton 10-20, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.Division of Anatomic PathologyMayo ClinicHilton 10-20, 200 First Street, SWRochesterMinnesota 55905USA
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Alport syndrome is the result of mutations in any of three type IV collagen genes, COL4A3, COL4A4, or COL4A5. Because the three collagen chains form heterotrimers, there is an absence of all three proteins in the basement membranes where they are expressed. In the glomerulus, the mature glomerular basement membrane type IV collagen network, normally comprised of two separate networks, α3(IV)/α4(IV)/α5(IV) and α1(IV)/α2(IV), is comprised entirely of collagen α1(IV)/α2. This review addresses the current state of our knowledge regarding the consequence of this change in basement membrane composition, including both the direct, via collagen receptor binding, and indirect, regarding influences on glomerular biomechanics. The state of our current understanding regarding mechanisms of glomerular disease initiation and progression will be examined, as will the current state of the art regarding emergent therapeutic approaches to slow or arrest glomerular disease in Alport patients.
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Cosgrove D, Liu S. Collagen IV diseases: A focus on the glomerular basement membrane in Alport syndrome. Matrix Biol 2016; 57-58:45-54. [PMID: 27576055 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Alport syndrome is the result of mutations in any of three type IV collagen genes, COL4A3, COL4A4, or COL4A5. Because the three collagen chains form heterotrimers, there is an absence of all three proteins in the basement membranes where they are expressed. In the glomerulus, the mature glomerular basement membrane type IV collagen network, normally comprised of two separate networks, α3(IV)/α4(IV)/α5(IV) and α1(IV)/α2(IV), is comprised entirely of collagen α1(IV)/α2. This review addresses the current state of our knowledge regarding the consequence of this change in basement membrane composition, including both the direct, via collagen receptor binding, and indirect, regarding influences on glomerular biomechanics. The state of our current understanding regarding mechanisms of glomerular disease initiation and progression will be examined, as will the current state of the art regarding emergent therapeutic approaches to slow or arrest glomerular disease in Alport patients.
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COL4A6 is dispensable for autosomal recessive Alport syndrome. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29450. [PMID: 27377778 PMCID: PMC4932521 DOI: 10.1038/srep29450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Alport syndrome is caused by mutations in the genes encoding α3, α4, or α5 (IV) chains. Unlike X-linked Alport mice, α5 and α6 (IV) chains are detected in the glomerular basement membrane of autosomal recessive Alport mice, however, the significance of this finding remains to be investigated. We therefore generated mice lacking both α3 and α6 (IV) chains and compared their renal function and survival with Col4a3 knockout mice of 129 × 1/Sv background. No significant difference was observed in the renal function or survival of the two groups, or when the mice were backcrossed once to C57BL/6 background. However, the survival of backcrossed double knockout mice was significantly longer than that of the mice of 129 × 1/Sv background, which suggests that other modifier genes were involved in this phenomenon. In further studies we identified two Alport patients who had a homozygous mutation in intron 46 of COL4A4. The α5 and α6 (IV) chains were focally detected in the glomerular basement membrane of these patients. These findings indicate that although α5 and α6 (IV) chains are induced in the glomerular basement membrane in autosomal recessive Alport syndrome, their induction does not seem to play a major compensatory role.
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Catita J, López-Luppo M, Ramos D, Nacher V, Navarro M, Carretero A, Sánchez-Chardi A, Mendes-Jorge L, Rodriguez-Baeza A, Ruberte J. Imaging of cellular aging in human retinal blood vessels. Exp Eye Res 2015; 135:14-25. [PMID: 25818511 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2015.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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To date two main aging vascular lesions have been reported in elderly human retinas: acellular capillaries and microaneurysms. However, their exact mechanism of formation remains unclear. Using high resolution microscopy techniques we revise cellular alterations observed in aged human retinal vessels, such as lipofuscin accumulation, caveolae malfunction, blood basement membrane disruption and enhanced apoptosis that could trigger the development of these aging vascular lesions. Moreover, we have generated a set of original images comparing retinal vasculature between middle and old aged healthy humans to show in a comprehensive manner the main structural and ultrastructural alterations occurred during age in retinal blood vessels.
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- J Catita
- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Microscopy Facility, Faculty of Science, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Morphology and Function, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, School of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Department of Animal Health and Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain; Interdisciplinary Centre of Research in Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; CIBER de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain.
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Mao M, Alavi MV, Labelle-Dumais C, Gould DB. Type IV Collagens and Basement Membrane Diseases. CURRENT TOPICS IN MEMBRANES 2015; 76:61-116. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctm.2015.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Robertson WE, Rose KL, Hudson BG, Vanacore RM. Supramolecular organization of the α121-α565 collagen IV network. J Biol Chem 2014; 289:25601-10. [PMID: 25006246 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.571844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Collagen IV is a family of 6 chains (α1-α6), that form triple-helical protomers that assemble into supramolecular networks. Two distinct networks with chain compositions of α121 and α345 have been established. These oligomerize into separate α121 and α345 networks by a homotypic interaction through their trimeric noncollagenous (NC1) domains, forming α121 and α345 NC1 hexamers, respectively. These are stabilized by novel sulfilimine (-S=N-) cross-links, a covalent cross-link that forms between Met(93) and Hyl(211) at the trimer-trimer interface. A third network with a composition of α1256 has been proposed, but its supramolecular organization has not been established. In this study we investigated the supramolecular organization of this network by determining the chain identity of sulfilimine-cross-linked NC1 domains derived from the α1256 NC1 hexamer. High resolution mass spectrometry analyses of peptides revealed that sulfilimine bonds specifically cross-link α1 to α5 and α2 to α6 NC1 domains, thus providing the spatial orientation between interacting α121 and α565 trimers. Using this information, we constructed a three-dimensional homology model in which the α565 trimer shows a good chemical and structural complementarity to the α121 trimer. Our studies provide the first chemical evidence for an α565 protomer and its heterotypic interaction with the α121 protomer. Moreover, our findings, in conjunction with our previous studies, establish that the six collagen IV chains are organized into three canonical protomers α121, α345, and α565 forming three distinct networks: α121, α345, and α121-α565, each of which is stabilized by sulfilimine bonds between their C-terminal NC1 domains.
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- Wesley E Robertson
- From the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine
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- Department of Biochemistry, Proteomics Laboratory-Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232
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- From the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Center for Matrix Biology, Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, and
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- From the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Center for Matrix Biology,
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Jesus LE, Schanaider A, Kirwan T, Aitken KJ, Caldas MLR, Fonseca E, Marchenko A, Bagli DJ, Pippi-Salle JL. Reduced flow after tubularized incised plate urethroplasty--increased fibrogenesis, elastin fiber loss or neither? J Urol 2013; 191:1856-62. [PMID: 24316090 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.11.098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Low urinary flow rates are common after tubularized incised plate urethroplasty but the etiology remains unclear and may be related to low urethral compliance due to abnormal collagen concentrations and/or fewer elastic fibers in the healed urethral plate. We hypothesized that inserting a preputial mucosal graft over the dorsal raw area after the midline incision may avoid scarring and improve urethral compliance. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adult rabbits were submitted to tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with or without inlay preputial graft according to a previously described protocol. Tissular concentrations of collagens I, III, IV, VI, VIII and XIII were measured. Histomorphometric analysis was used to quantify elastic fibers in the urethra. Tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with and without inlay preputial graft was compared to normal rabbit urethras (controls). RESULTS mRNA concentrations for collagens I, II and XIII were similar between controls and operated rabbits. The proportions between collagens I and III were 1.05, 0.87 and 1.21, respectively, in controls and animals undergoing tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with and without inlay preputial graft. mRNA concentrations for collagen IV and collagens VI/VIII tended to be higher and lower, respectively, in the operated urethras, despite showing statistical significance only for collagen VIII in animals undergoing tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with inlay preputial graft vs controls (p=0.02). The operated animals did not demonstrate a reduced number of elastic fibers in the urethral tissues compared to controls. CONCLUSIONS Elastic fiber number and distribution were similar between tubularized incised plate urethroplasty cases and controls, suggesting that decreased concentrations of elastic fibers do not explain the reduced urethral compliance after tubularized incised plate urethroplasty. The raw area determined by the dorsal urethral incision regenerated after standard tubularized incised plate urethroplasty, while cicatrization with fibrosis occurred in correspondence to the grafted areas after tubularized incised plate urethroplasty with inlay preputial graft.
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- Lisieux Eyer Jesus
- Center for Experimental Surgery, Postgraduate Program in Surgical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Urology, Federal Fluminense University and Servidores do Estado Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Center for Experimental Surgery, Postgraduate Program in Surgical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Division of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Federal Fluminense University and Servidores do Estado Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Federal Fluminense University and Servidores do Estado Hospital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Developmental and Stem Cell Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pediatric Urology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Adi D, Xie X, Ma YT, Fu ZY, Yang YN, Li XM, Xiang Y, Liu F, Chen BD. Association of COL4A1 genetic polymorphisms with coronary artery disease in Uygur population in Xinjiang, China. Lipids Health Dis 2013; 12:153. [PMID: 24156251 PMCID: PMC4016473 DOI: 10.1186/1476-511x-12-153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background Type IV collagen is important for the structural integrity and function of basement membranes. Basement membranes surround vascular smooth muscle cells in the media, COL4A1 is the most abundant component of type IV collagen in all Basement membranes. However, the relationship between COL4A1 genetic polymorphisms and coronary artery disease (CAD) remains unclear. We performed a case–control study to explore the association of COL4A1 genetic polymorphisms with CAD in Uygur population of China. Methods 1095 Uygur people (727 men, 368 women) including 471 CAD patients and 624 controls were selected for the present study. Two SNPs (rs605143 and rs565470) were genotyped by using the polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length (PCR-RFLP) method. Results For total and men, the rs605143 was found to be associated with CAD by in a dominate model (p = 0.014, p = 0.013, respectively). The difference remained statistically significant after multivariate adjustment (p = 0.036, p = 0.014, respectively). The rs565470 was also found to be associated with CAD in a recessive model for total and men (both p < 0.001), and the difference remained statistically significant after multivariate adjustment (P = 0.002, P = 0.001, respectively). Conclusion Both rs605143 and rs565470 of COL4A1gene are associated with CAD in Uygur population of China.
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, People's Republic of China.
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Novel form of X-linked nonsyndromic hearing loss with cochlear malformation caused by a mutation in the type IV collagen gene COL4A6. Eur J Hum Genet 2013; 22:208-15. [PMID: 23714752 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2013.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 04/08/2013] [Accepted: 04/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Hereditary hearing loss is the most common human sensorineural disorder. Genetic causes are highly heterogeneous, with mutations detected in >40 genes associated with nonsyndromic hearing loss, to date. Whereas autosomal recessive and autosomal dominant inheritance is prevalent, X-linked forms of nonsyndromic hearing impairment are extremely rare. Here, we present a Hungarian three-generation family with X-linked nonsyndromic congenital hearing loss and the underlying genetic defect. Next-generation sequencing and subsequent segregation analysis detected a missense mutation (c.1771G>A, p.Gly591Ser) in the type IV collagen gene COL4A6 in all affected family members. Bioinformatic analysis and expression studies support this substitution as being causative. COL4A6 encodes the alpha-6 chain of type IV collagen of basal membranes, which forms a heterotrimer with two alpha-5 chains encoded by COL4A5. Whereas mutations in COL4A5 and contiguous X-chromosomal deletions involving COL4A5 and COL4A6 are associated with X-linked Alport syndrome, a nephropathy associated with deafness and cataract, mutations in COL4A6 alone have not been related to any hereditary disease so far. Moreover, our index patient and other affected family members show normal renal and ocular function, which is not consistent with Alport syndrome, but with a nonsyndromic type of hearing loss. In situ hybridization and immunostaining demonstrated expression of the COL4A6 homologs in the otic vesicle of the zebrafish and in the murine inner ear, supporting its role in normal ear development and function. In conclusion, our results suggest COL4A6 as being the fourth gene associated with X-linked nonsyndromic hearing loss.
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Olaru F, Luo W, Wang XP, Ge L, Hertz JM, Kashtan CE, Sado Y, Segal Y, Hudson BG, Borza DB. Quaternary epitopes of α345(IV) collagen initiate Alport post-transplant anti-GBM nephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol 2013; 24:889-95. [PMID: 23620401 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2012100978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Alport post-transplant nephritis (APTN) is an aggressive form of anti-glomerular basement membrane disease that targets the allograft in transplanted patients with X-linked Alport syndrome. Alloantibodies develop against the NC1 domain of α5(IV) collagen, which occurs in normal kidneys, including renal allografts, forming distinct α345(IV) and α1256(IV) networks. Here, we studied the roles of these networks as antigens inciting alloimmunity and as targets of nephritogenic alloantibodies in APTN. We found that patients with APTN, but not those without nephritis, produce two kinds of alloantibodies against allogeneic collagen IV. Some alloantibodies targeted alloepitopes within α5NC1 monomers, shared by α345NC1 and α1256NC1 hexamers. Other alloantibodies specifically targeted alloepitopes that depended on the quaternary structure of α345NC1 hexamers. In Col4a5-null mice, immunization with native forms of allogeneic collagen IV exclusively elicited antibodies to quaternary α345NC1 alloepitopes, whereas alloimmunogens lacking native quaternary structure elicited antibodies to shared α5NC1 alloepitopes. These results imply that quaternary epitopes within α345NC1 hexamers may initiate alloimmune responses after transplant in X-linked Alport patients. Thus, α345NC1 hexamers are the culprit alloantigen and primary target of all alloantibodies mediating APTN, whereas α1256NC1 hexamers become secondary targets of anti-α5NC1 alloantibodies. Reliable detection of alloantibodies by immunoassays using α345NC1 hexamers may improve outcomes by facilitating early, accurate diagnosis.
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- Florina Olaru
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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Bahramsoltani M, Slosarek I, De Spiegelaere W, Plendl J. Angiogenesis and collagen type IV expression in different endothelial cell culture systems. Anat Histol Embryol 2013; 43:103-15. [PMID: 23551189 DOI: 10.1111/ahe.12052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In vitro angiogenesis assays constitute an important tool for studying the mechanisms of angiogenesis and for identification of pro- and anti-angiogenic substances. Therefore, endothelial cell and media systems used for in vitro angiogenesis assays are required to mimic the angiogenic process in vivo including endothelial capability to express collagen type IV as a component of the basement membrane. In this study, the expression of collagen type IV and its α chains (α1-6) was investigated in different endothelial cell culture systems in vitro qualitatively and quantitatively. These systems included four different batches of microvascular endothelial cells derived from the human skin, heart and lung, from which only two batches were found to be angiogenic and two batches were classified as non-angiogenic. Distribution of the transcripts of the α chains of collagen type IV was similar in all cell and media systems investigated. However, secretion and deposition of a stable extracellular network of collagen type IV could only be observed in the angiogenic cultures. In conclusion, the consecutive steps of the angiogenic cascade in vivo as well as in vitro depend on an increasing secretion and subsequent extracellular deposition of collagen type IV.
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- M Bahramsoltani
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Leipzig, An den Tierkliniken 43, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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Konttinen YT, Kaivosoja E, Stegaev V, Wagner HD, Levón J, Tiainen VM, Mackiewicz Z. Extracellular Matrix and Tissue Regeneration. Regen Med 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5690-8_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Sillat T, Saat R, Pöllänen R, Hukkanen M, Takagi M, Konttinen YT. Basement membrane collagen type IV expression by human mesenchymal stem cells during adipogenic differentiation. J Cell Mol Med 2012; 16:1485-95. [PMID: 21883898 PMCID: PMC3823217 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2011.01442.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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During adipogenic differentiation human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) produce collagen type IV. In immunofluorescence staining differentiating hMSCs started to express collagen type IV when Oil Red O-positive fat droplets appeared intracellularly. Quantitative real time-polymerase chain reaction confirmed progressive increase of collagen type IV α1 and α2 mRNA levels over time, 18.6- and 12.2-fold by day 28, respectively, whereas the copy numbers of α3–α6 mRNAs remained rather stable and low. Type IV collagen was in confocal laser scanning microscopy seen around adipocytes, where also laminins and nidogen were found, suggesting pericellular deposition of all key components of the fully developed basement membrane. Immunofluorescence staining of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2, 72 kD type IV collagenase, gelatinase A) and MMP-9 (92 kD type IV collagenase, gelatinase B) disclosed only faint staining of MSCs, but MMP-9 was strongly induced during adipogenesis, whereas MSC supernatants disclosed in zymography pro-MMP-2 and faint pro-MMP-9 bands, which increased over time, with partial conversion of pro-MMP-2 to its active 62 kD form. Differentiation was associated with increasing membrane type 1-MMP/MMP-14 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) staining, which may enable participation of type IV collagenases in basement membrane remodelling via ternary MT1-MMP/TIMP-2/MMP-2 or −9 complexes, focalizing the fully active enzyme to the cell surface. MMP-9, which increased more in immunofluorescence staining, was perhaps preferentially bound to cell surface and/or remodelling adipocyte basement membrane. These results suggest that upon MSC-adipocyte differentiation collagen type IV synthesis and remodelling become necessary when intracellular accumulation of fat necessitates a dynamically supporting and instructive, partly denatured adipogenic pericellular type IV collagen scaffold.
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- Tarvo Sillat
- Department of Medicine/Invärtes medicin, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Kuo DS, Labelle-Dumais C, Gould DB. COL4A1 and COL4A2 mutations and disease: insights into pathogenic mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:R97-110. [PMID: 22914737 PMCID: PMC3459649 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Heterotrimers composed of collagen type IV alpha 1 (COL4A1) and alpha 2 (COL4A2) constitute one of the most abundant components of nearly all basement membranes. Accordingly, mutations in COL4A1 or COL4A2 are pleiotropic and contribute to a broad spectrum of disorders, including myopathy, glaucoma and hemorrhagic stroke. Here, we summarize the contributions of COL4A1 and COL4A2 mutations in human disease, integrate knowledge gained from model organisms and evaluate the implications for pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.
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- Debbie S Kuo
- Department of Ophthalmology, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Saito K, Yonezawa T, Minaguchi J, Kurosaki M, Suetsugu S, Nakajima A, Nomoto H, Morizane Y, Sado Y, Sugimoto M, Kusachi S, Ninomiya Y. Distribution of α(IV) collagen chains in the ocular anterior segments of adult mice. Connect Tissue Res 2011; 52:147-56. [PMID: 20672978 DOI: 10.3109/03008207.2010.492062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The distribution of the collagen chains from α1(IV) to α6(IV) could serve as a basis for the characterization of type IV collagen. In this study, immunohistochemistry of the ocular anterior segment of adult mice was performed using specific monoclonal antibodies against each chain in the series from α1(IV) to α6(IV). The results show that the components of type IV collagen in vascular basement membranes are α1(IV) and α2(IV) with or without α5(IV) and α6(IV) chains and those in epithelium and muscle basement membranes are α1(IV), α2(IV), α5(IV), and α6(IV) chains. In corneal endothelium, pigmented epithelium of iris and ciliary body, and trabecular meshwork, α3(IV) and α4(IV) chains are also expressed in addition to α1(IV), α2(IV), α5(IV), and α6(IV) chains. Moreover, we investigated the change in molecular composition in ciliary body during postnatal development. α3(IV) and α4(IV) chains were also expressed in addition to α1(IV), α2(IV), α5(IV), and α6(IV) chains in ciliary pigmented epithelium basement membrane from 7 days after birth. This result suggests that the basement membranes gradually change their biochemical features owing to temporal regulation. Taken together, these findings suggest that the different distribution and the developmental expression of α1(IV) to α6(IV) chains are associated with the tissue-specific function of type IV collagen in basement membranes.
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- Kenji Saito
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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Collagens are the most abundant proteins in mammals. The collagen family comprises 28 members that contain at least one triple-helical domain. Collagens are deposited in the extracellular matrix where most of them form supramolecular assemblies. Four collagens are type II membrane proteins that also exist in a soluble form released from the cell surface by shedding. Collagens play structural roles and contribute to mechanical properties, organization, and shape of tissues. They interact with cells via several receptor families and regulate their proliferation, migration, and differentiation. Some collagens have a restricted tissue distribution and hence specific biological functions.
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- Sylvie Ricard-Blum
- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, UMR 5086 CNRS, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, 69367, France.
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Breakpoint determination of X;autosome balanced translocations in four patients with premature ovarian failure. J Hum Genet 2010; 56:156-60. [PMID: 21150920 DOI: 10.1038/jhg.2010.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a disorder characterized by amenorrhea and elevated serum gonadotropins before 40 years of age. As X chromosomal abnormalities are often recognized in POF patients, defects of X-linked gene may contribute to POF. Four cases of POF with t(X;autosome) were genetically analyzed. All the translocation breakpoints were determined at the nucleotide level. Interestingly, COL4A6 at Xq22.3 encoding collagen type IV alpha 6 was disrupted by the translocation in one case, but in the remaining three cases, breakpoints did not involve any X-linked genes. According to the breakpoint sequences, two translocations had microhomology of a few nucleotides and the other two showed insertion of 3-8 nucleotides with unknown origin, suggesting that non-homologous end-joining is related to the formation of all the translocations.
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Oohashi T, Naito I, Ueki Y, Yamatsuji T, Permpoon R, Tanaka N, Naomoto Y, Ninomiya Y. Clonal overgrowth of esophageal smooth muscle cells in diffuse leiomyomatosis-Alport syndrome caused by partial deletion in COL4A5 and COL4A6 genes. Matrix Biol 2010; 30:3-8. [PMID: 20951201 DOI: 10.1016/j.matbio.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Revised: 09/24/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This is a study of a patient who manifests all of the features of a diffuse leiomyomatosis-Alport syndrome (DL-ATS), and her two-year-old son who has already been diagnosed with Alport syndrome. Fourteen years ago, the patient underwent a partial esophageal resection followed by a replacement with jejunum. Recently, she underwent a surgical resection of the esophagus due to esophageal dysfunction. Genetic analyses of COL4A5 and COL4A6 on the X-chromosome were efficiently performed using the genomic DNA of her son. We have identified a novel deletion of 194-kb in length, encompassing COL4A5-COL4A6 promoters as well as nearly the entire large intron 1 of COL4A5 and intron 2 of COL4A6. To uncover the relationship of the esophagus-specific occurrence of the tumor and the expression of those genes, immunohistochemical analyses of type IV collagen α chains were conducted in the non-affected individuals. The esophageal smooth muscle-specific expression of α5(IV) and α6(IV) chains in the gastrointestinal tract was observed. Moreover, CAG repeat analysis of the androgen receptor gene and an immunohistochemical analysis in the leiomyoma revealed clonal overgrowth of the cells which received X-inactivation on the non-affected allele. These results may suggest that the dominant effect was caused by the partial deletion of the esophageal smooth muscle-specific genes, COL4A5 and COL4A6.
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- Toshitaka Oohashi
- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan
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LeBleu V, Sund M, Sugimoto H, Birrane G, Kanasaki K, Finan E, Miller CA, Gattone VH, McLaughlin H, Shield CF, Kalluri R. Identification of the NC1 domain of {alpha}3 chain as critical for {alpha}3{alpha}4{alpha}5 type IV collagen network assembly. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:41874-85. [PMID: 20847057 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.149534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The network organization of type IV collagen consisting of α3, α4, and α5 chains in the glomerular basement membrane (GBM) is speculated to involve interactions of the triple helical and NC1 domain of individual α-chains, but in vivo evidence is lacking. To specifically address the contribution of the NC1 domain in the GBM collagen network organization, we generated a mouse with specific loss of α3NC1 domain while keeping the triple helical α3 chain intact by connecting it to the human α5NC1 domain. The absence of α3NC1 domain leads to the complete loss of the α4 chain. The α3 collagenous domain is incapable of incorporating the α5 chain, resulting in the impaired organization of the α3α4α5 chain-containing network. Although the α5 chain can assemble with the α1, α2, and α6 chains, such assembly is incapable of functionally replacing the α3α4α5 protomer. This novel approach to explore the assembly type IV collagen in vivo offers novel insights in the specific role of the NC1 domain in the assembly and function of GBM during health and disease.
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- Valerie LeBleu
- Division of Matrix Biology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School,Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Kashtan CE, Segal Y, Flinter F, Makanjuola D, Gan JS, Watnick T. Aortic abnormalities in males with Alport syndrome. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2010; 25:3554-60. [PMID: 20494893 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfq271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There have been isolated case reports of arterial disease in males with Alport syndrome (AS), a systemic disorder of Type IV collagen. In this paper, we describe five new cases of AS associated with significant aortic disease including dissection and aneurysm. METHODS We present brief clinical descriptions of five males with AS and aortic disease. We performed immunohistochemical analysis of the expression of the α5 chain of Type IV collagen in skin basement membranes from a previously reported family with AS and associated aortic disease and in the aortic media of male mice with X-linked Alport syndrome (XLAS) due to a nonsense mutation in the COL4A5 gene. RESULTS Three of the five patients exhibited aneurysm and dissection of the thoracic aorta, occurring at 25-32 years of age, while one had aortic dilatation and another had aortic insufficiency. All five men required renal replacement therapy by age 20. Immunohistochemistry of skin biopsy specimens in previously reported male siblings with aortic disease confirmed that they had XLAS. We further found that the α5 chain of Type IV collagen is abnormally absent from aortic media of transgenic mice with XLAS. CONCLUSIONS Early onset aortic disease may be an unusual feature of AS. Screening of men with AS for aortic abnormalities may be clinically indicated in some families.
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- Clifford E Kashtan
- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Rebustini IT, Myers C, Lassiter KS, Surmak A, Szabova L, Holmbeck K, Pedchenko V, Hudson BG, Hoffman MP. MT2-MMP-dependent release of collagen IV NC1 domains regulates submandibular gland branching morphogenesis. Dev Cell 2009; 17:482-93. [PMID: 19853562 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2009.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2009] [Revised: 06/11/2009] [Accepted: 07/27/2009] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Proteolysis is essential during branching morphogenesis, but the roles of MT-MMPs and their proteolytic products are not clearly understood. Here, we discover that decreasing MT-MMP activity during submandibular gland branching morphogenesis decreases proliferation and increases collagen IV and MT-MMP expression. Specifically, reducing epithelial MT2-MMP profoundly decreases proliferation and morphogenesis, increases Col4a2 and intracellular accumulation of collagen IV, and decreases the proteolytic release of collagen IV NC1 domains. Importantly, we demonstrate the presence of collagen IV NC1 domains in developing tissue. Furthermore, recombinant collagen IV NC1 domains rescue branching morphogenesis after MT2-siRNA treatment, increasing MT-MMP and proproliferative gene expression via beta1 integrin and PI3K-AKT signaling. Additionally, HBEGF also rescues MT2-siRNA treatment, increasing NC1 domain release, proliferation, and MT2-MMP and Hbegf expression. Our studies provide mechanistic insight into how MT2-MMP-dependent release of bioactive NC1 domains from collagen IV is critical for integrating collagen IV synthesis and proteolysis with epithelial proliferation during branching morphogenesis.
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- Ivan T Rebustini
- Matrix and Morphogenesis Unit, Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Biology, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, 30 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Bilguvar K, DiLuna ML, Bizzarro MJ, Bayri Y, Schneider KC, Lifton RP, Gunel M, Ment LR. COL4A1 mutation in preterm intraventricular hemorrhage. J Pediatr 2009; 155:743-5. [PMID: 19840616 PMCID: PMC2884156 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2008] [Revised: 03/05/2009] [Accepted: 04/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Intraventricular hemorrhage is a common complication of preterm infants. Mutations in the type IV procollagen gene, COL4A1, are associated with cerebral small vessel disease with hemorrhage in adults and fetuses. We report a rare variant in COL4A1 associated with intraventricular hemorrhage in dizygotic preterm twins. These results expand the spectrum of diseases attributable to mutations in type IV procollagens.
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MESH Headings
- Cerebral Hemorrhage/diagnostic imaging
- Cerebral Hemorrhage/genetics
- Collagen Type IV/genetics
- Diseases in Twins/diagnostic imaging
- Diseases in Twins/genetics
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Gestational Age
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Infant, Premature, Diseases/genetics
- Male
- Mutation
- Pregnancy
- Twins, Dizygotic
- Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
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Tveita AA, Ninomiya Y, Sado Y, Rekvig OP, Zykova SN. Development of lupus nephritis is associated with qualitative changes in the glomerular collagen IV matrix composition. Lupus 2009; 18:355-60. [PMID: 19276304 DOI: 10.1177/0961203308100842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Lupus nephritis is associated with thickening of the glomerular extracellular membranes. Distribution of collagen IV alpha-chains in the glomerular basement membrane in kidneys of lupus-prone B/W mice has been examined in this study. The results are indicative of a qualitative change in the collagen IV matrix occurring around the time of development of proteinuria, with an embryonic alpha1/alpha2 isoform replacing the normal glomerular basement membrane (GBM). These changes mimic alterations seen in Alport syndrome and coincide with an increase in collagenolytic activity within the glomerulus. It has been hypothesized that alterations in collagen matrix synthesis represent compensatory responses to an increase in GBM proteolysis and could represent an important step in the pathogenesis of nephritis through the formation of a dysfunctional glomerular filter. Also, aberrations in the collagen matrix composition could contribute to the deposition of autoantibodies within the glomerulus.
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- A A Tveita
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Tromsø, Norway.
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Hinenoya N, Naito I, Momota R, Sado Y, Kumagishi K, Ninomiya Y, Ohtsuka A. Type IV collagen alpha chains of the basement membrane in the rat bronchioalveolar transitional segment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 71:185-94. [PMID: 19194041 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.71.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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In the present study, we have analyzed the alpha(IV) chain distribution in the subepithelial basement membrane (BM) of the rat pulmonary airway from the bronchi to alveoli. We have furthermore analyzed the alpha(IV) chain distribution in the subepithelial BM of the bronchioalveolar duct junction (BADJ) using alpha(IV) chain specific monoclonal antibodies. Our results show that the BM of the bronchial and bronchiolar epithelium contains [alpha1(IV)]2alpha2(IV) and [alpha5(IV)]2alpha6(IV) molecules and confirmed that the alveolar BM consists of [alpha1(IV)]2alpha2(IV) and alpha3(IV) alpha4(IV)alpha5(IV) molecules. There are also small regions in BADJ consisting of only [alpha1(IV)]2alpha2(IV) molecules without alpha3(IV)alpha4(IV)alpha5(IV) and [alpha5(IV)]2alpha6(IV) molecules. Moreover, the bronchioalveolar stem cells (BASCs)-primordial cells for bronchiolar Clara cells and alveolar type II (AT2) cells - lie adjacent to such small regions. These findings suggest that [alpha1(IV)]2 alpha2(IV) may be important for the BASCs to self-renew or to self-maintain themselves and that microenvironments produced by alpha(IV) chains may be important for cell differentiation.
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- Noriko Hinenoya
- Department of Human Morphology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan
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