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. 1995 Sep 12;92(19):8763–8767. doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.19.8763

Mouse Col18a1 is expressed in a tissue-specific manner as three alternative variants and is localized in basement membrane zones.

Y Muragaki 1, S Timmons 1, C M Griffith 1, S P Oh 1, B Fadel 1, T Quertermous 1, B R Olsen 1
PMCID: PMC41047  PMID: 7568013

Abstract

We have isolated overlapping cDNAs encoding the N-terminal non-triple-helical region of mouse alpha 1(XVIII) collagen and shown that three different variants of alpha 1(XVIII) collagen exist. Each of the three variants shows characteristic tissue-specific expression patterns. Immunohistochemical studies show positive staining for alpha 1(XVIII) collagen along the basement membrane zones of vessels in the intestinal villi, the choroid plexus, skin, liver, and kidney. Thus, we conclude that alpha 1(XVIII) collagen may interact (directly or indirectly) with components in basement membrane zones or on the basal surface of endothelial/epithelial cells.

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