title: EMILIN-1 regulates the amount of oxytalan fiber formation in periodontal ligaments in vitro.
abstract: The elastic system fibers comprise oxytalan, elaunin, and elastic fibers, differing in their relative microfibril and elastin contents. Among them, human periodontal ligament (PDL) contains only oxytalan fibers (pure microfibrils). Elastin microfibril interface-located protein-1 (EMILIN-1) is localized at the interface between microfibrils and elastin. We hypothesized that EMILIN-1 may contribute to the formation of oxytalan fibers. We used a small interfering RNA (siRNA) for EMILIN-1 in PDL cell culture to examine the extracellular deposition of fibrillin-1 (the major component of microfibrils). EMILIN-1 was labeled on microfibrils positive for fibrillin-1 and was colocalized with fibrillin-1 upon immunoprecipitation assay. EMILIN-1 suppression reduced the level of fibrillin-1 deposition to 23% of the control, and this was responsible for the diminution of fibrillin-1 deposition revealed by immunofluorescence. These results suggest that EMILIN-1 may regulate the formation of oxytalan fibers and play a role in their homeostasis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Orthodontics, Department of Oral Growth and Development, Division of Clinical Dentistry, Fukuoka Dental College, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakatomi
authors.forename: Eichi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsuruga
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
mesh_terms: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D055785:Gene Knockdown Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D020894:Microfibrils / Q000378:metabolism*; D010513:Periodontal Ligament / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D021381:Protein Transport; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; C030340:elastin microfibril interface located protein; C437744:oxytalan