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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-11-13
pubmed:abstractText
The binding of all-trans-retinoic acid (all-trans RA) to specific cytosol proteins and the effects of retinoids on procollagen synthesis were studied in chick-embryo tendon cells. For the receptor assay, tendon cytosols were incubated with [3H]all-trans-RA in the presence or absence of 100-fold excess of nonlabeled all-trans-RA up to 20 hr at +4 degrees and unbound retinoid was removed by charcoal-dextran treatment or by gel filtration chromatography. The results indicated that chick-embryo tendon cells contained cellular retinoic acid binding protein (CRABP). The binding of [3H]all-trans-RA could be displaced by 13-cis-retinoic acid, but not by retinol or etretinate. In contrast no CRABP could be found in cartilage cells isolated from sterna or in whole sterna. The treatment of tendon cytosol with proteases (pronase, trypsin, chymotrypsin) abolished the specific binding of [3H]all-trans-RA. Gel filtration studies on Sephadex G-100 indicated an apparent molecular weight of 14,500-15,000 daltons for the all-trans-retinoic acid binding protein. All-trans-RA markedly decreased procollagen synthesis in isolated chick-embryo tendon cells, the inhibition being concentration dependent; the decrease was about 58% of the control in the presence of 10(-5) M all-trans-RA. Similar decrease was noted with 13-cis-RA and etretinate, while retinol was less effective. In isolated cartilage cells the dose of 10(-5) M of all-trans-retinoic acid decreased drastically total protein and collagen synthesis. The mannosylation of procollagen, the conversion of procollagen to collagen and the size of procollagen chains were not significantly affected. The results of the present study indicate that CRABP is not expressed in sterna of chick-embryos, and in contrast high levels of CRABP could be found in tendons. However, retinoids modulated collagen synthesis in both tissues. Thus it is possible that retinoids can affect the metabolism of different collagen types also in clinical use.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0006-2952
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3393-400
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Demonstration of cellular retinoic acid binding protein (CRABP) in chick embryo tendon cells and effects of retinoids on collagen synthesis in tendon and sterna.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't