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17627542

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
The negative regulation of angiogenesis may provide a promising therapeutic target for a number of lifestyle-related diseases, as the switch to an angiogenic phenotype in many tissues represents a critical step during the progression of such disorders. Cartilage is avascular and shows resistance to vascular invasion from the surrounding well-vascularized mesenchyme. Using guanidine extracts of fetal bovine cartilage, we have identified and purified chondromodulin-I (ChM-I) as an angiogenesis inhibitor. The cDNA sequence of this factor has revealed that the ChM-I precursor protein is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein (334 amino acids) and that mature ChM-I is encoded in the C-terminal region of the precursor. After cleavage of the ChM-I precursor at its processing site, mature ChM-I (120 amino acids) is secreted from chondrocytes into the extracellular matrix. Following on from the identification of ChM-I as an angiogenesis inhibitor in cartilage, we have also cloned both mouse and human tenomodulin (TeM), which share significant homology with ChM-I at their C-termini. Moreover, exogenous expression experiments in COS cells suggests that TeM is a type II transmembrane glycoprotein (317 amino acids). When overexpressed in HUVECs, the C-terminal domain (116 amino acids) of the TeM protein shows both anti-angiogenic and anti-tumorigenic activities at equivalent levels to mature ChM-I. In our present review, we discuss the structure, biological activities and localization of these anti-angiogenic molecules.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1873-4286
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2101-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Chondromodulin-I and tenomodulin: the negative control of angiogenesis in connective tissue.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cellular Differentiation, Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Kyoto, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't