Wide Distribution of Laminin-5 γ2 Chain in Basement Membranes of Various Human Tissues

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Laminin 5 (LN5), a heterotrimer of laminin α3, β3, and γ2 chains, is a laminin isoform which strongly promotes adhesion, migration, and scattering of cells through binding to integrins α3β1, α6β1 and α6β4. To get an insight into the physiological functions of LN5, we prepared a mouse monoclonal antibody to human laminin γ2 chain and used it for immunohistochemical analysis of laminin γ2 chain in normal human tissues. The basement membranes of various epithelial tissues, such as the skin, lung, small intestine, stomach, kidney and prostate, were immunostained with the anti-laminin γ2 chain monoclonal antibody. In addition, the basement membrane of the surface germinal epithelium in the ovary was also positive for laminin γ2 chain. These results suggest general roles of LN5 in the anchorage of various types of epithelial cells to the underlying basement membrane and in the expression of their cellular functions. Moreover, deposition of laminin γ2 chain around small arteries and veins was observed in the thymus and spleen. This lymphatic organ-specific expression of vascular LN5 might provide a novel function of LN5 in immune responses.

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The Laminin α Chains: Expression, Developmental Transitions, and Chromosomal Locations of α1-5, Identification of Heterotrimeric Laminins 8–11, and Cloning of a Novel α3 Isoform

Jeffrey H. Miner, Bruce Patton, Stephen I. Lentz … (1997)

Laminin trimers composed of α, β, and γ chains are major components of basal laminae (BLs) throughout the body. To date, three α chains (α1–3) have been shown to assemble into at least seven heterotrimers (called laminins 1–7). Genes encoding two additional α chains (α4 and α5) have been cloned, but little is known about their expression, and their protein products have not been identified. Here we generated antisera to recombinant α4 and α5 and used them to identify authentic proteins in tissue extracts. Immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting showed that α4 and α5 assemble into four novel laminin heterotrimers (laminins 8–11: α4β1γ1, α4β2γ1, α5β1γ1, and α5β2γ1, respectively). Using a panel of nucleotide and antibody probes, we surveyed the expression of α1-5 in murine tissues. All five chains were expressed in both embryos and adults, but each was distributed in a distinct pattern at both RNA and protein levels. Overall, α4 and α5 exhibited the broadest patterns of expression, while expression of α1 was the most restricted. Immunohistochemical analysis of kidney, lung, and heart showed that the α chains were confined to extracellular matrix and, with few exceptions, to BLs. All developing and adult BLs examined contained at least one α chain, all α chains were present in multiple BLs, and some BLs contained two or three α chains. Detailed analysis of developing kidney revealed that some individual BLs, including those of the tubule and glomerulus, changed in laminin chain composition as they matured, expressing up to three different α chains and two different β chains in an elaborate and dynamic progression. Interspecific backcross mapping of the five α chain genes revealed that they are distributed on four mouse chromosomes. Finally, we identified a novel full-length α3 isoform encoded by the Lama3 gene, which was previously believed to encode only truncated chains. Together, these results reveal remarkable diversity in BL composition and complexity in BL development.

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A new nomenclature for the laminins.

Robert Burgeson, Matthias Chiquet, Rainer Deutzmann … (1994)

The authors have adopted a new nomenclature for the laminins. They are numbered with arabic numerals in the order discovered. The previous A, B1 and B2 chains, and their isoforms, are alpha, beta and gamma, respectively, followed by an arabic numeral to identify the isoform. For example, the first laminin identified from the Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm tumor is laminin-1 with the chain composition alpha 1 beta 1 gamma 1. The genes for these chains are LAMA1, LAMB1 and LAMC1, respectively.

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Laminin 5 Binds the NC-1 Domain of Type VII Collagen

Patricia Rousselle, Douglas R. Keene, Florence Ruggiero … (1997)

Mutational analyses of genes that encode components of the anchoring complex underlying the basolateral surface of external epithelia indicate that this structure is the major element providing for resistance to external friction. Ultrastructurally, laminin 5 (α3β3γ2; a component of the anchoring filament) appears as a thin filament bridging the hemidesmosome with the anchoring fibrils. Laminin 5 binds the cell surface through hemidesmosomal integrin α6β4. However, the interaction of laminin 5 with the anchoring fibril (type VII collagen) has not been elucidated. In this study we demonstrate that monomeric laminin 5 binds the NH2-terminal NC-1 domain of type VII collagen. The binding is dependent upon the native conformation of both laminin 5 and type VII collagen NC-1. Laminin 6 (α3β1γ1) has no detectable affinity for type VII collagen NC-1, indicating that the binding is mediated by the β3 and/or γ2 chains of laminin 5. Approximately half of the laminin 5 solubilized from human amnion or skin is covalently complexed with laminins 6 or 7 (α3β2γ1). The adduction occurs between the NH2 terminus of laminin 5 and the branch point of the short arms of laminins 6 or 7. The results are consistent with the presumed orientation of laminin 5, having the COOH-terminal G domain apposed to the hemidesmosomal integrin, and the NH2-terminal domains within the lamina densa. The results also support a model predicting that monomeric laminin 5 constitutes the anchoring filaments and bridges integrin α6β4 with type VII collagen, and the laminin 5–6/7 complexes are present within the interhemidesmosomal spaces bound at least by integrin α3β1 where they may mediate basement membrane assembly or stability, but contribute less significantly to epithelial friction resistance.

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Journal ID (publisher-id): HRE

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Horm Res Paediatr

Journal ID (doi): 10.1159/issn.1663-2818

Title: Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Publisher: S. Karger AG

ISBN: 978-3-8055-6735-0

ISBN: 978-3-318-00336-9

ISSN (Print): 1663-2818

ISSN (Electronic): 1663-2826

Publication date Subscription-year: 1998

Publication date (Print): July 1998

Publication date (Electronic): 17 November 2004

Volume: 50

Issue: Suppl 2

Pages: 7-14

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^a Division of Cell Biology, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama CityUniversity, and Departments of ^b Pathology and ^c Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan

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Publisher ID: 53118 Other ID: Horm Res 1998;50(suppl 2):7–14

DOI: 10.1159/000053118

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