Collagen-fibronectin interactions in normal and rous sarcoma virus-transformed avian tendon cells: Possible mechanisms for increased extracellular matrix turnover after transformation |
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Authors: | Lai-Man Chan Carroll Hatier Gordon Parry Zena Werb Mina J. Bissell |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Chemistry, Jackson State University, 39217 Jackson, Mississippi;(2) Laboratory of Cell Biology, Division of Biology and Medicine, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, 94720 Berkeley, California;(3) Laboratory of Radiobiology and Environmental Health, University of California, 94143 San Francisco, California |
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Abstract: | Summary Using gelatin, casein, and fibronectin as substrates and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), we have identified protein-degrading enzymes in both normal and Rous sarcoma virus-transformed primary avian tendon cells. Although there are some consistent differences in the profile of the gelatinolytic activities (mainly metalloproteinases) between normal and transformed cells, the amounts of fibronectin-degrading activities seem to be comparable. In vitro studies reported here demonstrate that the degradation of fibronectin is partially and specifically inhibited by gelatin and collagen. We therefore propose that the abundant collagen present in normal tendon cells protects fibronectin against degradation. Conversely, in transformed cells, where collagen levels are drastically reduced, fibronectin may be more accessible to degradation. Thus differences in the steady-state levels of fibronectin on normal and transformed cells may be, at least in part, a consequence of changes in collagen levels. This work was supported by the Office of Health and Environmental Research, Office of Energy Research, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C., under contracts DE-AC03-76-SF00098 and DE-AC03-76-SF01012. |
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Keywords: | fibronectin collagen proteinases transformation extracellular matrix avian tendon fibroblasts |
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