Specific ablation of the nidogen-binding site in the laminin gamma 1 chain interferes with kidney and lung development

Willem, Michael, Miosge, Nicolai, Halfter, Willi, Smyth, Neil, Jannetti, Iris, Burghart, Elke, Timpl, Rupert and Mayer, Ulrike ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2328-0052 (2002) Specific ablation of the nidogen-binding site in the laminin gamma 1 chain interferes with kidney and lung development. Development, 129 (11). pp. 2711-2722. ISSN 0950-1991

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Abstract

Basement membrane assembly is of crucial importance in the development and function of tissues and during embryogenesis. Nidogen 1 was thought to be central in the assembly processes, connecting the networks formed by collagen type IV and laminins, however, targeted inactivation of nidogen 1 resulted in no obvious phenotype. We have now selectively deleted the sequence coding for the 56 amino acid nidogen-binding site, γ1III4, within the Lamc1 gene by gene targeting. Here, we show that mice homozygous for the deletion die immediately after birth, showing renal agenesis and impaired lung development. These developmental defects were attributed to locally restricted ruptures in the basement membrane of the elongating Wolffian duct and of alveolar sacculi. These data demonstrate that an interaction between two basement membrane proteins is required for early kidney morphogenesis in vivo.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:37
Last Modified:	24 Sep 2024 10:20
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/1105
DOI:	10.1242/dev.129.11.2711

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