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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
We report on a syndrome of spondylo-epimetaphyseal dysplasia, dentinogenesis imperfecta, and ligamentous hyperextensibility in two sibs born to nonconsanguineous parents. This chondrodysplasia was characterized by severe shortness of stature and an osteoporosis without fractures. Electron microscopic examination of the cartilage documented large vacuoles of dilated rough endoplasmic reticulum within the cytoplasm of chondrocytes. Gel electrophoresis of pepsin-soluble collagen extracted from cartilage demonstrated the presence of type II collagen chains with an abnormal mobility. Prolyl and lysyl hydroxylations were slightly increased. The abnormal molecules melted at a higher temperature than the normal ones. CNBr peptide mapping of type II collagen showed an altered electrophoretic migration of peptides CB 11, CB 8, and CB 10,5 whereas CB 9,7 looked normal. In addition, two small non-collagenous proteins isolated from cartilage were not found in an age-matched control individual but were detected in a normal newborn infant. The quantitation of proline-labelled collagen synthesized by dermal fibroblasts demonstrated a 50% reduction of total collagen. This decrease essentially affected the amount of extracellular type I collagen, which was secreted less efficiently than in control cells. Nevertheless, type I collagen chains behaved normally on 5% polyacrylamide gels. The reduced mRNA levels of alpha 1I and alpha 2I chains might reflect either a transcriptional defect or a decreased stability of mRNA transcripts. We suggest that the association of both pathological chondrocytes producing altered collagen type II and decreased synthesis of type I could be responsible for this peculiar phenotype. The overmodification of alpha 1II CNBr peptides is consistent with the presence of a single-base substitution in the COL2A1 gene. Whether there is a direct causal relationship between the type II collagen defect and the underexpression of type I collagen will require clarification.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0148-7299
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:geneSymbol
COL1A1, COL1A2, COL2A1, COL6A1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
738-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Type II collagen defect in two sibs with the Goldblatt syndrome, a chondrodysplasia with dentinogenesis imperfecta, and joint laxity.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinique Maurice Lamy, Hôpital des Enfants Malades, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't