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      Localization of binding sites for laminin, heparan sulfate proteoglycan and fibronectin on basement membrane (type IV) collagen.

      Journal of Molecular Biology
      Animals, Basement Membrane, metabolism, Binding Sites, Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans, Collagen, Computers, Fibronectins, Glycosaminoglycans, Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans, Heparitin Sulfate, Laminin, Mice, Microscopy, Electron, Models, Biological, Proteoglycans

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          Rotary shadowing electron microscopy was used to examine complexes formed by incubating combinations of the basement membrane components: type IV collagen, laminin, large heparan sulfate proteoglycan and fibronectin. Complexes were analyzed by length measurement from the globular (COOH) domain of type IV collagen, and by examination of the four arms of laminin and the two arms of fibronectin. Type IV collagen was found to contain binding sites for laminin, heparan sulfate proteoglycan and fibronectin. With laminin the most frequent site was centered approximately 81 nm from the carboxy end of type IV collagen. Less frequent sites appeared to be present at approximately 216 nm and approximately 291 nm, although this was not apparent when the sites were expressed as a fraction of the length of type IV collagen to which they were bound. For heparan sulfate proteoglycan the most frequent site occurred at approximately 206 nm with a less frequent site at approximately 82 nm. For fibronectin, a single site was present at approximately 205 nm. Laminin bound to type IV collagen through its short arms, particularly through the end of the lateral short arms and to heparan sulfate proteoglycan mainly through the end of its long arm. Fibronectin bound to type IV collagen through the free end region of its arms. Using a computer graphics program, the primary laminin binding sites of two adjacent type IV collagen molecules were found to align in the "polygonal" model of type IV collagen, whereas with the "open network" model, a wide meshed matrix is predicted. It is proposed that basement membrane may consist of a lattice of type IV collagen coated with laminin, heparan sulfate proteoglycan and fibronectin.

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