Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-28-2010
Abstract
Mutations in collagen II are associated with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia, a group of heritable diseases whose common features include aberrations of skeletal growth. The mechanisms through which mutations in collagen II affect the cartilaginous tissues are complex and include both intracellular and extracellular processes. One of those mechanisms involves cellular stress caused by excessive accumulation of misfolded collagen II mutants. We investigated whether stabilizing the structure of thermolabile R789C and R992C collagen II mutants would improve their secretion from cells, thereby reducing cellular stress and apoptosis. Employing glycerol and trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO), chemicals that increase the thermostability of collagen triple helices, we demonstrated that those compounds function as chaperones and stabilize the R789C and R992C mutants, accelerate their secretion, and improve cell survival. Our study provides a scientific basis for considering misfolded triple helices of collagen mutants a target for reducing the deleterious effects caused by their excessive intracellular accumulation.
Recommended Citation
Gawron, Katarzyna; Jensen, Deborah A.; Steplewski, Andrzej; and Fertala, Andrzej, "Reducing the effects of intracellular accumulation of thermolabile collagen II mutants by increasing their thermostability in cell culture conditions." (2010). Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 9.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/dcbfp/9
PubMed ID
20394730
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Volume 396, Issue 2, May 2010, Pages 213-218. The published version is available at DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.056. Copyright © Elsevier Inc.