Collagen fibrillogenesis in vitro: interaction of types I and V collagen

Author(s):  
Arthur J. Wasserman ◽  
Kathy C. Kloos ◽  
David E. Birk

Type I collagen is the predominant collagen in the cornea with type V collagen being a quantitatively minor component. However, the content of type V collagen (10-20%) in the cornea is high when compared to other tissues containing predominantly type I collagen. The corneal stroma has a homogeneous distribution of these two collagens, however, immunochemical localization of type V collagen requires the disruption of type I collagen structure. This indicates that these collagens may be arranged as heterpolymeric fibrils. This arrangement may be responsible for the control of fibril diameter necessary for corneal transparency. The purpose of this work is to study the in vitro assembly of collagen type V and to determine whether the interactions of these collagens influence fibril morphology.

1991 ◽  
Vol 274 (2) ◽  
pp. 615-617 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Kern ◽  
M Menasche ◽  
L Robert

The biosynthesis of type I, type V and type VI collagens was studied by incubation of calf corneas in vitro with [3H]proline as a marker. Pepsin-solubilized collagen types were isolated by salt fractionation and quantified by SDS/PAGE. Expressed as proportions of the total hydroxyproline solubilized, corneal stroma comprised 75% type I, 8% type V and 17% type VI collagen. The rates of [3H]proline incorporation, linear up to 24 h for each collagen type, were highest for type VI collagen and lowest for type I collagen. From pulse-chase experiments, the calculated apparent half-lives for types I, V and VI collagens were 36 h, 10 h and 6 h respectively.


1990 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-657 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.E. Birk ◽  
J.M. Fitch ◽  
J.P. Babiarz ◽  
K.J. Doane ◽  
T.F. Linsenmayer

The small-diameter fibrils of the chick corneal stroma are heterotypic, composed of both collagen types I and V. This tissue has a high concentration of type V collagen relative to other type I-containing tissues with larger-diameter fibrils, suggesting that heterotypic interactions may have a regulatory role in the control of fibril diameter. The interactions of collagen types I and V were studied using an in vitro self-assembly system. Collagens were purified from lathyritic chick embryos in the presence of protease inhibitors. The type V collagen preparations contained higher molecular weight forms of the alpha 1(V) and alpha 2(V) chains constituting 60–70% of the total. Rotary-shadow electron micrographs showed a persistence of a small, pepsin-sensitive terminal region in an amount consistent with that seen by electrophoresis. In vitro, this purified type V collagen formed thin fibrils with no apparent periodicity, while type I collagen fibrils had a broad distribution of large diameters. However, when type I collagen was mixed with increasing amounts of type V collagen a progressive and significant decrease in both the mean fibril diameter and the variance was observed for D periodic fibrils. The amino-terminal domain of the type V collagen molecule was required for this regulatory effect and in its absence little diameter reducing activity was observed. Electron microscopy using collagen type-specific monoclonal antibodies demonstrated that the fibrils formed were heterotypic, containing both collagen types I and V. These data indicate that the interaction of type V with type I collagen is one mechanism modulating fibril diameter and is at least partially responsible for the regulation of collagen fibril formation.


1989 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-379
Author(s):  
J.S. McLaughlin ◽  
T.F. Linsenmayer ◽  
D.E. Birk

Chick embryo corneal fibroblasts were grown in culture to study the processes whereby fibroblasts regulate the deposition and organization of the collagenous, secondary stroma. The effects of an existing type I collagen substratum, cell density, and serum concentration on type V collagen synthesis were investigated. Type V collagen represented approximately 20% of the total fibrillar collagen synthesized, regardless of whether the cells were subcultured, grown on untreated or collagen-coated plastic, grown under confluent or subconfluent conditions, or grown in the presence of low (0.1%) or high (10.0%) serum concentrations. The synthesis of type V collagen remained constant at 20% of the total collagen when cells were grown in 1.0% serum, even though total collagen synthesis increased nearly twofold when compared to total synthesis in 0.1% or 10.0% serum. Immunocytochemistry with anti-collagen, type-specific monoclonal antibodies revealed a homogeneous population of cells synthesizing types I and V collagen. The fibrils deposited by cells grown in a three-dimensional collagen matrix contained a helical epitope on the type V molecule that was inaccessible unless the fibrillar structure was disrupted, mimicking the situation in situ. The production in vitro of heterotypic fibrils, with a constant I/V ratio and molecular packing mimicking the natural stroma, offers opportunities for studying in more detail this important process, which is essential for optical transparency.


1982 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Martinez-Hernandez ◽  
S Gay ◽  
E J Miller

Antibodies specific for the alpha 1 (V) chain and native collagen molecules containing the alpha 1 (V) chain have been used in electron immunohistochemical studies of rat kidney to determine the ultrastructural distribution of this class of collagen molecules. In addition, antibodies against type I collagen and whole basement membrane were used as markers for interstitial collagen and authentic basement membranes. Our results indicate that type V collagen is present in the renal interstitium in different forms: in close apposition to interstitial collagen fibers; in the stromal aspect of vascular basement membranes; and as particulate material not bound to other structures. On the basis of these findings, we postulate a binding or connecting function for this collagen type.


2007 ◽  
Vol 342-343 ◽  
pp. 209-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hisatoshi Kobayashi

Previously we have found that the immobilization of Type I collagen on the poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA) hydrogel disc was effective in supporting adhesion and growth of the corneal epithelium and stromal cell in vitro. But the durability of the produced corneal epithelium layer in vivo has some problem. We hypothesized the cell construction force is much stronger than the force of the cell adhesion on the flat modified PVA surfaces. Therefore the improvement of mechanical anchoring force between the substrate and formed corneal cell layer maybe become one of the solving methods. In this study, we prepared the PVA nanofiber mat by using the electrospinning method and the surface modification of the PVA nanofiber was studied to improve the durability of the corneal epithelium layer. The collagen-immobilized PVA nanofiber sheets could support the adhesion and proliferation of rabbit corneal epithelial cells. And the stratified corneal epithelium structure was observed on the PVA nanofiber sheets when the epithelium was co-cultured with rabbit corneal stromal cells. It means that the corneal epithelium was well differentiated on the collagen immobilized PVA nanofiber sheet. The stability of the corneal epithelium layer on the PVA was dramatically improved; the stratified epithelium layer was kept for two weeks after the differentiation introduction, totally after one month. A light transmittance of these materials is not yet enough. Further study to improve the transmission of light, is required.


1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (11) ◽  
pp. 1176-1182 ◽  
Author(s):  
James R. A. Leushner ◽  
M. Daria Haust

Type V collagen is a major component of the pericellular coat of smooth cells (SMC). The purpose of the present study was to assess biochemically the nature of an in vitro interaction between bovine aortic SMC and type V collagen from the same source. This interaction was originally shown to be mediated by a cell-surface glycoconjugate. Data obtained in the present study suggests that the binding system consists of integral membrane glycoproteins which act alone or in combination with a surface glycolipid in type V attachment. The nature of this system was indicated by the finding of 80 000 and 50 000 components in the plasma membrane fractions which were specifically retained by type V collagen – Sepharose columns and incorporated both methionine and mannose label. Moreover, inhibition of protein synthesis lowered SMC attachment by 25%. The mannose label associated with these components was probably in the form of a simple oligosaccharide at the attachment site since it bound to concanavalinA (ConA) and was sensitive to endoglycosidase H. Iodinated ConA labelling indicated elevated levels of these components were associated with SMC – type V collagen interaction. The attachment region on the type V molecule was localized within the cyanogen bromide peptide 6 of the α2 (V) chain.


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