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Development, Vol 106, Issue 4 657-663, Copyright © 1989 by Company of Biologists

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Detection of age-related changes in the distributions of keratan sulfates and chondroitin sulfates in developing chick limbs: an immunocytochemical study

JM Sorrell and B Caterson
Department of Anatomy, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506.

A panel of four separate monoclonal antibodies, all known to specifically recognize epitopes on keratan sulfate glycosaminoglycans, were employed in an immunocytochemical study of developing chick hind limbs. In addition, two monoclonal antibodies specific for epitopes on chondroitin/dermatan sulfate glycosaminoglycans were employed on equivalent sections to determine the degree of colocalization of keratan and chondroitin/dermatan sulfates. The spatial distributions of keratan sulfate and chondroitin/dermatan sulfate differed to some extent. In younger embryos, high extracellular concentrations of keratan sulfate occurred in joints and articular cartilages, with diminishing amounts being present in epiphyseal and diaphyseal regions. The high concentration of keratan sulfate in joints and articular cartilage corresponded to equally high concentration of chondroitin-6 sulfate. With advancing age, the above mentioned distribution was modified, most notably by increased amounts of keratan sulfate within diaphyseal regions. Finally, the use of four different anti-keratan sulfate monoclonal antibodies made it possible to compare keratan sulfate epitope expression. Differences in keratan sulfate epitopes were noted in some regions of bones, mostly in diaphyseal regions of younger bones and epiphyseal regions of older bones. This pattern of keratan sulfate expression suggests that different types of keratan sulfate may be present and their expression may be developmentally regulated.


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