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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
卷 20, 期 1, 页码 76-82出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(01)00064-X
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- NIAMS NIH HHS [AR43883] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES [R29AR043883] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) catalyzes a Ca2+ -dependent transglutaminase (tGase) activity which cross-links proteins and stabilizes many tissues [C.S. Greenberg et al. FASEB J. 5 (1991) 3071]. Because cartilage is subjected to great stress in vivo, an enzyme that strengthens and stabilizes tissue could play an integral role in maintaining cartilage integrity. The purpose of this study was to determine if active tTG is present in the extracellular matrix (ECM) of adult human osteoarthritic articular cartilage. Using a TGase activity assay along with immunolabeling for tTG of cartilage sections, TGase activity and tTG immunoreactivity were localized in the ECM in cartilage sections, predominantly in the superficial layer. Previous in vitro studies have demonstrated that the Mg-GTP complex inhibits the TGase activity of tTG [T.S. Lai et al. J. Biol. Chem. 273 (1998) 1776]. To investigate the in situ regulation of the TGase activity of tTG, a TGase activity assay was done with a dose response of GTP, measuring incorporation of fluorescein cadaverine. TGase activity was inhibited by GTP in a similar manner as in vitro. These results not only confirm tTG presence in the ECM, but also indicate tTG as the major TGase activity of the ECM. Secondly, the study provides a possible mechanism by which extracellular tTG is regulated in vivo. (C) 2002 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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