PMID- 10652291 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000302 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 275 IP - 5 DP - 2000 Feb 4 TI - Collagen XVII is destabilized by a glycine substitution mutation in the cell adhesion domain Col15. PG - 3093-9 AB - Collagen XVII is a hemidesmosomal transmembrane molecule important for epithelial adhesion in the skin. It exists in two forms, as a full-length protein and as a soluble ectodomain that is shed from the keratinocyte surface by furin-mediated proteolysis. To obtain information on the conformation and the functions of this unusual collagen, its largest collagenous domain, Col15, was expressed in a eukaryotic episomal expression system and purified by DEAE and fast protein liquid- Mono S chromatography. The protein was triple-helical (T(m) of 26.5 degrees C) when produced in cultures containing ascorbic acid. When the vitamin supply was limited, the 4-hydroxyproline content was reduced from 74 to 9%, which, in turn, resulted in a drastic reduction of the stability of the triple helix. The glycine substitution mutation G627V associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa, a human blistering skin disease, also had a striking effect on thermal stability of rCol15 causing partial unfolding already at 4 degrees C. Col15 promoted cell adhesion of epithelial and fibroblastic cell lines with a beta1 integrin-mediated mechanism. In concert with this, in acquired autoimmune blistering skin diseases, circulating IgG and IgA autoantibodies were found to target rCol15r. FAU - Tasanen, K AU - Tasanen K AD - Department of Dermatology, University of Munster, 48149 Munster, Germany. FAU - Eble, J A AU - Eble JA FAU - Aumailley, M AU - Aumailley M FAU - Schumann, H AU - Schumann H FAU - Baetge, J AU - Baetge J FAU - Tu, H AU - Tu H FAU - Bruckner, P AU - Bruckner P FAU - Bruckner-Tuderman, L AU - Bruckner-Tuderman L LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Autoantigens) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Cytoskeletal Proteins) RN - 0 (DST protein, human) RN - 0 (Dystonin) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Non-Fibrillar Collagens) RN - 0 (collagen type XVII) RN - 9007-34-5 (Collagen) RN - TE7660XO1C (Glycine) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Substitution MH - Autoantigens/*chemistry/*genetics MH - *Carrier Proteins MH - Cell Adhesion MH - Circular Dichroism MH - Collagen/*chemistry/*genetics MH - *Cytoskeletal Proteins MH - Dystonin MH - Glycine/chemistry/genetics MH - Humans MH - *Nerve Tissue Proteins MH - *Non-Fibrillar Collagens MH - Point Mutation MH - Protein Conformation MH - Structure-Activity Relationship EDAT- 2000/02/01 09:00 MHDA- 2000/03/18 09:00 CRDT- 2000/02/01 09:00 PHST- 2000/02/01 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/03/18 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2000/02/01 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1074/jbc.275.5.3093 [doi] AID - S0021-9258(18)30880-9 [pii] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2000 Feb 4;275(5):3093-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.275.5.3093.