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. 2003 Jan 24;278(4):2750-7.
doi: 10.1074/jbc.M209256200. Epub 2002 Nov 11.

Latent transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 1 interacts with fibrillin and is a microfibril-associated protein

Zenzo Isogai  1 , Robert N Ono, Shin Ushiro, Douglas R Keene, Yan Chen, Roberta Mazzieri, Noe L Charbonneau, Dieter P Reinhardt, Daniel B Rifkin, Lynn Y Sakai
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Latent transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 1 interacts with fibrillin and is a microfibril-associated protein

Zenzo Isogai et al. J Biol Chem. .
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Abstract

Latent transforming growth factor beta-binding protein 1 (LTBP-1) targets latent complexes of transforming growth factor beta to the extracellular matrix, where the latent cytokine is subsequently activated by several different mechanisms. Fibrillins are extracellular matrix macromolecules whose primary function is architectural: fibrillins assemble into ultrastructurally distinct microfibrils that are ubiquitous in the connective tissue space. LTBPs and fibrillins are highly homologous molecules, and colocalization in the matrix of cultured cells has been reported. To address whether LTBP-1 functions architecturally like fibrillins, microfibrils were extracted from tissues and analyzed immunochemically. In addition, binding studies were conducted to determine whether LTBP-1 interacts with fibrillins. LTBP-1 was not detected in extracted beaded-string microfibrils, suggesting that LTBP-1 is not an integral structural component of microfibrils. However, binding studies demonstrated interactions between LTBP-1 and fibrillins. The binding site was within three domains of the LTBP-1 C terminus, and in fibrillin-1 the site was defined within four domains near the N terminus. Immunolocalization data were consistent with the hypothesis that LTBP-1 is a fibrillin-associated protein present in certain tissues but not in others. In tissues where LTBP-1 is not expressed, LTBP-4 may substitute for LTBP-1, because the C-terminal end of LTBP-4 binds equally well to fibrillin. A model depicting the relationship between LTBP-1 and fibrillin microfibrils is proposed.

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