title: Characterization of chondroitin sulfate and dermatan sulfate proteoglycans of extracellular matrices of human umbilical cord blood vessels and Wharton's jelly.
abstract: The chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate proteoglycans (CS/DSPGs) of the human umbilical cord vein, arteries and Wharton's jelly matrices were characterized and localized by immunohistochemical analysis. The CS/DSPGs were found to be decorins and biglycans with 43-48 kDa core proteins and are distributed throughout the umbilical cord. A truncated form of decorin having only the approximately 14 kDa NH(2)-terminal portion of the core protein was found exclusively in the vein. The proteoglycans, regardless of their locations, have two types of CS/DS chains, one with approximately 90% CS and approximately 10% DS and the other with approximately 65% CS and approximately 35% DS. The glycosaminoglycan (GAG) chains of the truncated decorin consist of approximately 53% CS and approximately 47% DS. Both decorin and biglycan including the truncated form of decorin could efficiently bind collagen I and fibronectin. The decorin and biglycan with approximately 10% DS and approximately 90% CS were loosely bound in the extracellular matrices, whereas those with approximately 35% DS bound strongly. Together, these data demonstrate that, the GAG chains with 35-47% DS but not those with 10% DS, interact strongly with the matrix. Our data also show that the GAG chain composition is a significant factor in binding of the decorin and biglycan to matrix proteins. The expression of decorin and biglycan with distinctively different CS/DS proportions implies specific biological functions for these PGs in the umbilical cord. The occurrence of the truncated form of decorin exclusively in the umbilical vein suggests a specific functional role.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Manojkumar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valiyaveettil
authors.forename: Rajeshwara N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Achur
authors.forename: Arivalagan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muthusamy
authors.forename: D Channe
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Gowda
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D011508:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate / Q000378:metabolism*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011508:Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans; C032649:dermatan sulfate proteoglycan; D003871:Dermatan Sulfate