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Molecular Properties of Matrilin-3 Isolated from Human Growth Cartilage

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Abstract

Matrilin-3 is a recently identified matrix protein of cartilage that shows sequence homology to matrilin-1 (cartilage matrix protein or CMP). Here we identify and characterize the molecular properties of matrilin-3 from human growth cartilage by immunochemical and mass spectrometry methods. Extracts of fetal skeletal cartilage were resolved by SDS–PAGE and candidate matrilin subunits were identified by electrospray mass spectrometry of tryptic peptides. Matrilin-3 and matrilin-1 were both present in disulfide-bonded tetrameric components. Polyclonal antisera to synthetic peptides specific to each subunit confirmed the identities by Western blotting and further demonstrated the existence of several forms of tetramer. A homotetramer (matrilin-3)4 and more than one species of heterotetramer containing matrilin-3 and matrilin-1 chains were resolved. Immunohistochemistry of tissue sections confirmed that both matrilin-1 and matrilin-3 are widely codistributed throughout human skeletal growth cartilage.

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