The interaction of plasminogen activator with a reconstituted basement membrane matrix and extracellular macromolecules produced by cultured epithelial cells
✍ Scribed by Paul G. McGuire; Nicholas W. Seeds
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 828 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0730-2312
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✦ Synopsis
Laminin and fibronectin are glycoproteins that influence cell behavior and mediate cell/substratum adhesion. We have examined the interaction of these macromolecules with the serine protease plasminogen activator (PA) in two types of extracellular matrices; one produced by the murine Engelbreth-Holm-Swarm (EHS) tumor (MatrigelTM), and another by normal kidney epithelial cells in culture. MatrigeiTM was found to contain significant quantities of tissuetype PA (tPA). Two of the major components of Matrigelm, laminin and type IV collagen, were also examined. Tissue-type PA was associated with purified preparations of laminin; however, it was not found associated with type IV collagen. Normal kidney epithelial cells in culture secrete large amounts of urokinase (UK) and deposit a subepithelial matrix containing both laminin and fibronectin. These matrix macromolecules were isolated from the deposited matrix by immunoprecipitation, examined by zymography, and found to contain UK. The potential role of this interaction in the mechanisms of cell migration and matrix remodeling is discussed.