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Defects of type I procollagen metabolism correlated with decrease of prolidase activity in a case of lethal osteogenesis imperfecta
Author(s) -
Galicka Anna,
Wolczyñski Slawomir,
Anchim Tomasz,
Surazyñski Arkadiusz,
Lesniewicz Ryszard,
Palka Jerzy
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
european journal of biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1432-1033
pISSN - 0014-2956
DOI - 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2001.02099.x
Subject(s) - osteogenesis imperfecta , procollagen peptidase , metabolism , type i collagen , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , anatomy
We have studied the structure and metabolism of type I procollagen in a case of perinatal lethal osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type II. Cultured skin fibroblasts from the proband synthesized both normal and abnormal forms of type I procollagen. Some abnormal, overmodified molecules were secreted by OI cells, although less efficiently than normal molecules from control cells. The OI fibroblasts accumulated large amounts of abnormal proα1(I) and proα2(I) chains intracellularly. The extracellular collagenolytic activity was decreased compared to control cells. Furthermore, OI cells produced less type I procollagen and demonstrated lower capacity to synthesize DNA than control cells. We have found that in contrast to prolinase activity, the activity of prolidase (an enzyme essential for collagen synthesis and cell growth) is also significantly reduced in OI cells. No differences were found in the amount of the enzyme protein recovered from both the OI and control cells. However, we found that expressions of β1 integrin and insulin‐like growth factor‐I receptor (receptors known to play an important role in up regulation of prolidase activity) were decreased in OI cells compared to control cells. The decrease in prolidase activity may provide an important mechanism of altered cell growth and collagen metabolism involved in producing the perinatal lethal form of the OI phenotype.

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