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MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 15, Pages 5256-5261Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.21.15.5256-5261.2001
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL057977, F32 HL010113, HL10113, HL57977] Funding Source: Medline
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Aortic carboxypeptidase-like protein (ACLP) is a member of a diverse group of proteins that contain a domain with similarity to that of the Dictyostelium discoideum protein discoidin I. The discoidin domain has been identified in mammalian milk fat globule membrane proteins, blood coagulation factors, and receptor tyrosine kinases, where it may facilitate cell aggregation, adhesion, or cell-cell recognition, Here we show that ACLP is a secreted protein that associates with the extracellular matrix (ECM), During mouse embryogenesis, ACLP is abundantly expressed in the ECM of collagen-rich tissues, including the vasculature, dermis, and the developing skeleton, We deleted the ACLP gene in mice by homologous recombination, The majority of ACLP(-/-) mice die perinatally due to gastroschisis, a severe disruption of the anterior abdominal wall and herniation of the abdominal organs. ACLP(-/-) mice that survived to adulthood developed nonhealing skin wounds. Following injury by a dermal punch biopsy, ACLP(-/-) mice exhibited deficient wound healing compared with controls, In addition, dermal fibroblasts isolated from ACLP(-/-) 18.5-day-postconception embryos exhibited a reduced proliferative capacity compared with wild-type cells, These results indicate that ACLP is an ECM protein that is essential for embryonic development and dermal wound healing processes.
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