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1996 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Biological function of basement membrane

Research Project

Project/Area Number 07044268
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for international Scientific Research

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
SectionJoint Research
Research InstitutionOkayama University Medical School

Principal Investigator

NINOMIYA Yoshifumi  Okayama University Medical School, 医学部, 教授 (70126241)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) オウ スーク・ポール  ハーバード大学, 医学部, 研究員
ウオルマン マット  ハーバード大学, 医学部, 研究員
アプラ スニール  ハーバード大学, 医学部, 研究員
MOMOTA Ryusuke  Okayama University Medical School, 医学部, 助手 (80263557)
OOHASHI Toshitaka  Okayama University Medical School, 医学部, 助手 (50194262)
オルセン ビヨン  ハーバード大学, 医学部, 教授
APTA Suneel  Harvard Medical School
OLSEN Bjorn  Harvard Medical School
OH Suk Paul  Harvard Medical School
WARMAN Matt  Harvard Medical School
Project Period (FY) 1995 – 1996
Keywordsgenomic library / monoclonal antibodies / homologous recombination / collagen genes / phynotypic change / knockout mouse
Research Abstract

1) We have cloned many overlapping cDNAs coding for the mouse alpha6 (IV) collagen chain and determined primary structure of the alpha6 (IV) chain polypeptide.
2) We raised monoclonal antibodies against amino acid sequences from various parts of the mouse alpha6 (IV) collagen polypeptide chain and used them for the tissue distribution. The results indicated that the tissue distribution for the chain was similar to that of the human alpha6 (IV) collagen chain. Interestingly, the distribution of the paired genes ; col4a1/col4a2, col4a3/col4a4, and col4a5/col4a6 is quite synchronous except for the glomerular basement membranes.
3) We have some indication that shows alternative splicing in exon 31. Currently, we are characterizing this atypical splicing event in terms of tissue specific expression.
4) In order to create a knockout mice for col4a6, we made several constructs including the one where the exon 2 was taken out and the foreign gene, Neo^R gene was inserted instead. The construct was transfected into Stem cells by homologous recombination. Currently, we are characterizing knockout mice to detect any phenotypic changes in heterozygotes and homozygotes.

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All Publications (16 results)

  • [Publications] Sugihara K.: "Experimental Anti-GBM glomerular nephritis induced in rats by immunization with syhthetic peptides based on six a chains of human type IV collagen." J.Pathol.178. 352-358 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Ljubimov A.V.: "Extracellular alterations in human corneas with bullous keratopathy." Invest.Ophthal mol.Vis.Sci.37. 997-1007 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Rauf S.: "Nephritogenicity and a-chain composition of NC1 fractions of type IV collagen from bovine renal basement membrane." Virchow Archiv. 428. 281-288 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Hino S: "Absence of α6(IV) collagen in kidney and skin of X-linked Alport syndrome." Pediatric Nephrology. 10. 742-744 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Ljubinov,A V: "Basement membrane abnormalities in human eye with diabetic retinopathy." J.Histochem.Cytochem.44. 1469-1479 (1996)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Megumi Kagawa: "Epitope-defined monoclonal antibodies against type-IV collagen for diagnosis of Alport's syndrome." Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. (in press). (1997)

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  • [Publications] 二宮善文: "細胞外マトリックス-臨床医学への応用-" メヂカルレビュー社, 519 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Glew R.H.and Ninomiya Y.: "Clinical Studies in Medical Biochemistry" Oxford University Press, 449 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
  • [Publications] Sugihara K.: "Experimental Anti-GBM glomerular nephritis induced in rats by immunization with syhthetic peptides based on six a chains of human type IV collagen." J.Pathol.178. 352-358 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Ljubimov A.V.: "Extracellular alterations in human corneas with bullous keratopathy." Invest.Ophthal mol.Vis.Sci.37. 997-1007 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Rauf S.: "Nephritogenicity and a-chain composition of NC1 fractions of type IV collagen from bovine renal basement membrane." Virchow Archiv. 428. 281-288 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Hino S: "Absence of alpha6 (IV) collagen in kidney and skin of X-linked Alport syndrome." Pediatric Nephrology. 10. 742-744 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Ljubinov A.V: "Basement membrane abnormalities in human eye with diabetic retinopathy." J.Histochem.Cytochem.44. 1469-1479 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
  • [Publications] Megumi Kagawa: "Epitope-defined monoclonal antibodies against type-IV collagen for diagnosis of Alport's syndrome." Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. (in press). (1997)

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  • [Publications] Yoshifumi Ninomiya: Medical Review Inc.Extracellular Matrix : Application to Clinical Medicine, 1-519 (1996)

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  • [Publications] Glew R.H.and Ninomiya Y.: Oxford University Press. Clinical Studies in Medical Biochemistry, 1-449 (1997)

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      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より

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