Expression of human collagen type IV genes is regulated by transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms

Schmidt, Cornelia, Pollner, R, Pöschl, E and Kühn, K (1992) Expression of human collagen type IV genes is regulated by transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms. FEBS Letters, 312 (2-3). pp. 174-178. ISSN 0014-5793

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Abstract

The molecules of the basement membrane specific collagen type IV are heterotrimers consisting of two alpha 1(IV) and one alpha 2(IV) polypeptide chains. Comparison of the ratios of transcription by nuclear run-on analysis and mRNAs by RNAse protection assay indicates the involvement of transcriptional as well as post-transcriptional events in the control of overall collagen type IV expression. The relative ratios of transcription of the respective genes COL4A1 and COL4A2 remained near 2:1 in most cells, whereas the ratio of mRNA steady-state levels alpha 1(IV)/alpha 2(IV) varied from 0.3:1 to 1:1 and did not parallel the subunit structure of the protein. Nevertheless, secreted protein shows a 2:1 ratio of the subunit polypeptides. This indicates that post-translational processes during chain selection, aggregation and secretion finally determine the amount of secreted protein.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cells, cultured,collagen,electrophoresis, polyacrylamide gel,gene expression regulation,humans,kinetics,rna processing, post-transcriptional,rna, messenger,transcription, genetic,tumor cells, cultured
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Biological Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Cells and Tissues
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	12 Jan 2016 17:00
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2023 23:45
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/56271
DOI:	10.1016/0014-5793(92)80929-B

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