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MODULATION OF GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN BIOSYNTHESIS BY RETINOIDS
Author(s) -
Shapiro Stanley S.,
Mott Dante J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1981.tb12756.x
Subject(s) - heparan sulfate , glycosaminoglycan , sulfation , chemistry , extracellular matrix , microbiology and biotechnology , fibroblast growth factor , cell adhesion , adhesion , fibroblast , matrix (chemical analysis) , retinoid , perlecan , biochemistry , chondroitin sulfate , cell , biophysics , biology , in vitro , retinoic acid , receptor , gene , organic chemistry , chromatography
In conclusion, retinoids modulate phenotypic changes such as morphology, adhesion, and growth rate. These changes also result in specific alterations of glycosaminoglycans. We have observed increases in the degree of sulfation in fibroblast matrix heparan sulfate and, a change in the ratio of sulfamido to ester sulfate in matrix heparan sulfate in 407 cell surface. Matrix glycosaminoglycans have been functionally implicated in cellular interactions, and have a specific role in adhesion and growth rates. Our results are consistent with the proposed role for heparan sulfate. It is possible that some of the modulation in cellular behavior resulting from retinoid treatment may be mediated by cell surface and cellular changes in heparan sulfate and other glycosaminoglycans.