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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 261, Issue 15, 6658-6669, 05, 1986

Biosynthesis of proteoglycans by rat embryo parietal yolk sacs in organ culture

RV Iozzo and CC Clark

The embryonic rat parietal yolk sac has been previously shown to synthesize a number of basement membrane glycoconjugates including type IV procollagen, laminin, and entactin. In this study, parietal yolk sacs were isolated from 14.5-day rat embryos and incubated in organ culture for 4-7 h with [35S]sulfate, [3H] glucosamine, and/or 3H- labeled amino acids, and the newly synthesized proteoglycans were characterized. The major [35S]sulfate-labeled macromolecule represented approximately 90% of the medium and 80% of the tissue radioactivity. It also represented nearly 80% of the total [3H]glucosamine-labeled glycosaminoglycans. After purification by sequential ion-exchange chromatography and isopycnic CsCI density gradient ultracentrifugation, size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography showed a single species with an estimated Mr of 8-9 X 10(5). The intact proteoglycan did not form aggregates in the presence of exogenous hyaluronic acid or cartilage aggregates. Alkaline borohydride treatment released glycosaminoglycan chains with Mr of 2.0 X 10(4) which were susceptible to chondroitinase AC II and chondroitinase ABC digestion. Analysis by high-performance liquid chromatography of the disaccharides generated by chondroitinase ABC digestion revealed that chondroitin 6-sulfate was the predominant isomer. The uronic acid content of the glycosaminoglycans was 92% glucuronic acid and 8% iduronic acid, and the hexosamine content was 96% galactosamine and 4% glucosamine. No significant amounts of N- or O-linked oligosaccharides were detected. Deglycosylation of the proteoglycan with chondroitinase ABC in the presence of protease inhibitors revealed a protein core with an estimated Mr of 1.25-1.35 X 10(5). These results indicated that the major proteoglycan synthesized by the 14.5-day rat embryo parietal yolk sac is a high-density chondroitin sulfate containing small amounts of copolymeric dermatan sulfate. Hyaluronic acid and minor amounts of heparan sulfate proteoglycan were also detected.
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