title: Distribution of small integrin-binding ligand, N-linked glycoproteins (SIBLING) in the condylar cartilage of rat mandible.
abstract: The Small Integrin-Binding LIgand, N-linked Glycoprotein (SIBLING) family is one category of non-collagenous proteins closely related to osteogenesis. In this study, the authors systematically evaluated the presence and distribution of four SIBLING family members, dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP), dentin matrix protein 1 (DMP1), bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteopontin (OPN), in rat mandibular condylar cartilage using protein chemistry and immunohistochemistry. For protein chemistry, SIBLING proteins in the dissected condylar cartilage were extracted with 4M guanidium-HCl, separated by ion-exchange chromatography, and analyzed by Western immunoblotting. Immunohistochemistry was employed to assess the distribution of these four SIBLING proteins in the condylar cartilage of 2-, 5- and 8-week-old rats. Results from both approaches showed that all four members are expressed in the condylar cartilage. DSPP, unlike that observed in dentin and bone, exists as a full-length form (uncleaved) in the condylar cartilage. The NH(2)-terminal fragment of DMP1 is mainly detected in the matrix of the cartilage while the COOH-terminal fragment is primarily localized in the nuclei of cells in the chondroblastic and hypertrophic layers. The data obtained in this investigation provide clues about the potential roles of these SIBLING proteins in chondrogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A & M University System Health Science Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hinton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qin
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000473:pathology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019902:Chondrocytes / Q000473:pathology; D020219:Chondrogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D058574:Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000473:pathology*; D053495:Osteopontin / Q000032:analysis*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D000099311:Dentin Sialophosphoprotein
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D058574:Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein; D053495:Osteopontin; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D000099311:Dentin Sialophosphoprotein; C081635:Dmp1 protein, rat; C546873:Ibsp protein, rat; C506897:Spp1 protein, rat