Synthesis of heparan sulfate proteoglycans by the isolated glomerulus.
Incorporation of [35S]sulfate into newly synthesized macromolecules was studied in the isolated rat glomerulus and found to be linear between 6 and 24 h. When whole glomeruli were treated under conditions that dissociate proteoglycan aggregates, greater than 90% of incorporated label was extracted. Of this, 80-90% was found to be the heparan sulfate proteoglycan. Similarly, a linear incorporation of [35S]sulfate into a glomerular basement membrane-enriched fraction was due almost entirely to proteoheparan sulfate. This predominance of heparan sulfate among the newly sulfated glycosaminoglycans has previously been observed in vivo and in the perfused kidney, but different patterns have hitherto been described in vitro. The present results suggest that under certain conditions, the isolated glomerulus is a suitable in vitro model for the study of proteoglycan synthesis. The pattern of incorporation of proteoglycans into the glomerular basement membrane reflects the time course and distribution of their synthesis by the whole glomerulus.
Templeton
D M
DM
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Banting Institute, University of Toronto, Ont., Canada.
Khatchatourian
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D000818:Animals; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D011508:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans; D006497:Heparan Sulfate / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000378:metabolism*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
D011508:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans; D006497:Heparan Sulfate; D011509:Proteoglycans