Proteoglycan biosynthesis by chick embryo retina glial-like cells

Developmental Biology
A ThrelkeldA T Hewitt

Abstract

In this report we present biochemical evidence that purified cultures of chick embryo retina glial-like cells actively synthesize heparan sulfate (HS) and chondroitin sulfate/dermatan sulfate (CS/DS) proteoglycans as well as hyaluronic acid. Glial-like cell cultures were metabolically labeled with [3H]glucosamine and 35SO4, and the medium, cell layer, and substratum-bound fractions were analyzed separately. Proteoglycans were characterized according to charge, apparent molecular size, and glycosaminoglycan (GAG) composition and were found to be differentially distributed among the cellular compartments. HS was the predominant GAG overall and was the major species found in the cell layer and substratum-bound fractions. CS/DS was also present in each fraction and comprised the largest proportion of GAGs in the medium. The major GAG-containing material resolved into three different size classes. The first, found in the cell layer and substratum-bound fractions, contained both CS/DS and HS and was of large size. A second, intermediately sized class with a higher CS/DS:HS ratio was found in the medium. The smallest class was found in the cell layer fraction and comprised HS, most likely present as free GAG chains. In addition, each ...Continue Reading

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