Expression of matrilin-1, -2 and -3 in developing mouse limbs and heart.
The expression of matrilin-1, -2 and -3 was studied in the heart and limb during mouse development. Matrilin-1 is transiently expressed in the heart between days 9.5 and 14.5 p.c. Matrilin-2 expression was detected in the heart from day 10.5 p.c. onwards. In the developing limb bud, both matrilin-1 and -3 were observed first at day 12.5 p.c. Throughout development matrilin-3 expression was strictly limited to cartilage, while matrilin-1 was also found in some other forms of connective tissue. Matrilin-2, albeit present around hypertrophic chondrocytes in the growth plate, was mainly expressed in non-skeletal structures. The complementary, but in part overlapping, expression of matrilins indicates the possibility for both redundant and unique functions among the members of this novel family of extracellular matrix proteins.
Segat
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Institute for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, D-50931, Cologne, Germany.
Frie
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Nitsche
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PD
Klatt
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AR
Piecha
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D
Korpos
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Deák
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F
Wagener
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R
Paulsson
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M
Smyth
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D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D002356:Cartilage / Q000378:metabolism*; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005121:Extremities / Q000196:embryology*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006321:Heart / Q000196:embryology*; D064235:Matrilin Proteins; D051379:Mice; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism
D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins; C577540:Matn1 protein, mouse; C577542:Matn2 protein, mouse; C577546:Matn3 protein, mouse; D064235:Matrilin Proteins