The identification of glycoproteins associated with elastic-tissue microfibrils.
Cell cultures derived from foetal bovine ligamentum nuchae accumulate extracellular fibrils morphologically identical with elastic-tissue microfibrils. Two glycoproteins synthesized by the ligament cells are closely related to the matrix microfibrils as assessed by immunological and chemical extraction techniques.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure
D006023:Glycoproteins