期刊
EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH
卷 306, 期 1, 页码 9-23出版社
ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2005.01.020
关键词
hair follicle; extracellular matrix; basement membrane; RGD
We used PCR-based cDNA subtraction to screen for genes up-regulated during mouse hair morphogenesis. One gene selected was predominantly expressed at the tip of developing hair follicles and encoded a protein characterized by the presence of twelve tandem repeats of similar to 120 amino acids and a novel N-terminal domain containing an Arg-Gly-Asp cell-adhesive motif Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that the protein encoded by this gene, named QBRICK, was localized at the basement membrane zone of embryonic epidermis and hair follicles, in which it was more enriched at the tip rather than the stalk region. Cell adhesion assays showed that QBRICK was active in mediating cell-substratum adhesion through integrins containing alpha v or alpha 8 chain, but not integrin alpha 5 beta 1. Immunohistochemistry showed that QBRICK colocalized with alpha v-containing integrins in the interfollicular region, but with the alpha 8-containing integrin at the tip region of developing hair follicles. These results, together, indicate that QBRICK is an adhesive ligand of basement membrane distinctively recognized by cells in the embryonic skin and hair follicles through different types of integrins directed to the Arg-Gly-Asp motif. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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