title: [Immunomorphological research on the formation of the extracellular matrix in epithelial cell cultures].
abstract: Formation of extracellular matrix structures in cultures of rat liver epithelial nontransformed cell line IAR2 was studied with antisera to fibronectin, laminin and type IV collagen by immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopy of platinum replicas. Fibronectin formed peripheral spots of variable size some of which outlined free cell edges, as well as fibrils located towards the center of single cells or of cellular islands. Similarly distributed structures were seen in isolated matrices. Codistribution of fibronectin and actin was observed only for the peripheral line of fibronectin spots and marginal circular actin bundle. Basement membrane components. laminin and type IV collagen, formed mainly spots of variable size predominantly beneath the cell or each cell in an island. Occasional fibrils were seen also. Essentially the same results were obtained by immunofluorescence and immunogold electron microscopy. Cytochalasin D treated cells displayed spots of both fibronectin and laminin. The relevance of previously postulated receptor-mediated assembly of extracellular matrix structures to the epithelial cells is discussed.
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Aleksandrova
authors.forename: Iu M
authors.initials: IuM
authors.lastname: Vasil'ev
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Domnina
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Liubimov
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Svitkina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007797:Laminin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016253:Microscopy, Immunoelectron; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D007797:Laminin; D003094:Collagen
vernacular_title: Immunomorfologicheskoe issledovanie formirovaniia vnekletochnogo matriksa v kul'turakh épitelial'nykh kletok.