| Literature DB >> 9659379 |
M V Ponce-Castañeda1, J Esparza-López, M M Vilchis-Landeros, V Mendoza, F López-Casillas.
Abstract
The primary structure of murine betaglycan, also known as transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) type III receptor, was deduced from the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA clone isolated from a heart library. Murine betaglycan is a single spanning membrane polypeptide of 850 amino acids which is highly similar to betaglycan of other species. Transfection of this cDNA into COS1 cells resulted in the expression of a membrane proteoglycan that binds TGF-beta and is recognized by antibodies raised against rat betaglycan. COS1 cells transfected with the double mutant Ser533Ala; Ser544Ala of the murine betaglycan cDNA produced a TGF-beta type III receptor devoid of glycosaminoglycan chains.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9659379 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4838(98)00033-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN: 0006-3002