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Immunochemical characterization and ultrastructural localization of chondroitin sulfates and keratan sulfate in embryonic chick bone marrow

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Monoclonal antibodies directed against specific carbohydrate epitopes on chondroitin 4-/dermatan sulfate, chondroitin 6-sulfate, keratan sulfate, and a monoclonal antibody directed against the hyaluronate binding region were used to characterize proteoglycans extracted from embryonic chick bone marrow. About half of the proteoglycans separate into the high density fraction on a CsCl gradient. Glycosaminoglycan-specific antibodies recognize proteoglycans from all fractions; this includes an antibody directed against keratan sulfate. Some proteoglycans, principally in the high buoyant density fraction, contain sites recognized by the antibody specific for the hyaluronate binding region. Within limits of detection, all core proteins belong to the high-molecular-weight category, with weights in excess of 212 kD. Antibodies directed against chondroitin 4-/dermatan sulfate and against keratan sulfate primarily bind to extracellular matrix material located in the extracellular spaces and to matrix elements in the pericellular regions of fibroblastic stromal cells. The antibody that recognizes chondroitin 6-sulfate binds to sites on surfaces of fibroblastic stromal cells and also to extracellular matrix material. Little or no antibody binding is detected on surfaces of granulocytic cells. These studies indicate that chondroitin sulfate and keratan sulfate chains are both present in the proteoglycan extract.

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    J. Michael Sorrell, Fatemeh Mahmoodian & Bruce Caterson

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Sorrell, J.M., Mahmoodian, F. & Caterson, B. Immunochemical characterization and ultrastructural localization of chondroitin sulfates and keratan sulfate in embryonic chick bone marrow. Cell Tissue Res. 252, 523–531 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00216639

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