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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
Anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (EDA) is an X-linked disorder characterized by abnormal development of ectoderm and its appendices. The EDA gene encodes different isoforms of ectodysplasin, a transmembrane protein. The two longest isoforms, ectodysplasin-A1 and -A2, which differ by an insertion of two amino acids, are trimeric type II membrane proteins with an extracellular portion containing a short collagenous domain and a TNF ligand motif in the C-terminal region. We show that ectodysplasin is released from cells to the culture medium. Deletion constructs were used to localize the cleavage site and show that the putative recognition sequence of a furin-like enzyme is needed for the cleavage. Some EDA patients have missense mutations affecting this recognition sequence, suggesting that cleavage has biological significance in vivo. EDAR, a recently cloned member of the TNFR family and the product of the downless gene, is able to co-precipitate ectodysplasin, confirming that they form a ligand-receptor pair. In situ hybridization and immunostaining studies show that ectodysplasin and EDAR are expressed in adjacent or partially overlapping layers in the developing human skin. We conclude that as a soluble ligand, ectodysplasin is able to interact with EDAR and mediate signals needed for the development of ectodermal appendages.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0964-6906
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
953-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Ectodermal Dysplasia, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Ectodysplasins, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-In Situ Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Precipitin Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Skin, pubmed-meshheading:11309369-Transfection
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Ectodysplasin is released by proteolytic shedding and binds to the EDAR protein.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Genetics, Haartman Institute, Finnish Genome Center and Institute of Biotechnology, Viikki Biocenter, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't