Ultrastructure and immunohistochemical identification of the extracellular matrix of the chinchilla cochlea

Hearing Research

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 35-49

  Tsuprun, Vladimir ^a   Santi, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basilar membrane; Collagen; Extracellular matrix; Immunohistochemistry; Scanning electron microscopy; Spiral ligament; Spiral limbus; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; FIBRONECTIN; INTEGRIN; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE; TENASCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEA; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEA; COLLAGEN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FIBRONECTINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTEGRINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES; PROTEOGLYCANS; TENASCIN;

EID: 0033064734     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00219-6     Document Type: Article

References (53)

1. Angelborg, G., Engstrom, B., 1974. The tympanic covering layer. An electron microscopic study in guinea pig. Acta Otolaryngol. (Suppl.) 319, 43-56.
2. Barthel, L.K., Raymond, P., 1990. Improved method for obtaining 3-μm cryosections for immunohistochemistry. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 38, 1383-1388.
3. Birk, D.E., Silver, F.H., Trelstad, R.L., 1991. Matrix assembly. In: Hay, E.D. (Ed.), Cell Biology of Extracellular Matrix. Plenum Press, New York, pp. 221-254.
4. Brakebusch, C., Hirsch, E., Potonick, A., Fassler, R., 1997. Genetic analysis of betal integrin function: confirmed, new and revised role for a crucial family of cell adhesion molecules. J. Cell Sci. 110, 2895-2904.
5. Byers, P.H., 1989. Inherited disorders of collagen gene structure and expression. Am. J. Med. Genet. 34, 72-80.
6. Cabezudo, L.M., 1978. The ultrastructure of the basilar membrane in the cat. Acta Otolaryngol. (Stockh.) 86, 160-175.
7. Chen, Y., Zardi, L., Peters, D.M., 1997. High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy study of the macromolecular structure of fibronectin fibrils. Scan. Microsc. 19, 349-355.
8. Cosgrove, D., Rogers, K.D., 1997. Expression of the major basement membrane-associated proteins during postnatal development in the murine cochlea. Hear. Res. 105, 159-170.
9. Cosgrove, D., Samuelson, G., Pinnt, J., 1996. Immunohistochemical localization of basement membrane collagens and associated proteins in the murine cochlea. Hear. Res. 97, 54-65.
10. Dzamba, B.J., Peters, D.M., 1991. Arrangement of cellular fibronectin in noncollagenous fibrils in human fibroblast cultures. J. Cell Sci. 100, 605-612.
11. Fisher, L.W., Termine, J.D., Joung, M.F., 1987. Deduced protein sequence of bone small proteoglycan I (biglycan) shows homology with proteoglycan II (decorin) and several nonconnective tissue proteins in variety of species. J. Biol. Chem. 264, 4571-4576.
12. Hasko, J.A., Richardson, G.P., 1988. The ultrastructural organization and properties of the mouse tectorial membrane matrix. Hear. Res. 35, 21-38.
13. Hynes, R.O., 1992. Integrins: versatility, modulation, and signaling in cell adhesion. Cell 69, 11-25.
14. Ishibe, T., Yoo, T.J., 1990. Type II collagen distribution in the monkey ear. Am. J. Otol. 11, 33-38.
15. Ishibe, T., Cremer, M.A., Yoo, T.J., 1989. Type II collagen distribution in the ear of the guinea pig fetus. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 98, 648-654.
16. Ishii, K., Schroter-Kermani, C., Xu, D., Merker, H.J., Jahnke, V., 1992. Extracellular matrix in the rat spiral limbus. Eur. Arch. Otorhinolaryngol. 249, 224-230.
17. Iurato, S., 1962. Submicroscopic structure of the membraneous labyrinth. III. The supporting structure of Corti's organ. Z. Zellforsch. 56, 40-96.
18. Joliat, T., Seyer, J., Bernstein, J., Krug, M., Ye, X.J., Cho, J.S., Fujiyoshi, T., Yoo, T.J., 1992. Antibodies against a 30 kilodalton cochlear protein and type II and IX collagens in the serum of patients with inner ear diseases. Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol. 101, 1000-1006.
19. Kaname, H., Yoshihara, T., Ishii, T., Tatsuoka, H., Chiba, T., 1994. Ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study of the subepithelial fiber component of the guinea pig inner ear. J. Electr. Microsc. 43, 394-397.
20. Katori, Y., Hozawa, K., Kikuch, T., Tonosaki, A., Takasaka, T., 1993. Fine structure of the lamina basilaris of guinea pig cochlea. Acta Otolaryngol. (Stockh.) 113, 715-719.
21. Keithley, E.M., Ryan, A.F., Woolf, N.K., 1993. Fibronectin-like immunoreactivity of the basilar membrane. J. Comp. Neurol. 327, 612-617.
22. Khetapal, U., Robertson, N.G., Yoo, T.J., Morton, C.C., 1994. Expression and localization of COL2A1 mRNA and type II collagen in human fetal cochlea. Hear. Res. 79, 59-73.
23. Kuivaniemi, H., Tromp, G., Prockop, D.J., 1991. Mutations in collagen genes: causes of rare and some common diseases in humans. FASEB J. 5, 2052-2060.
24. Mikuni, H., Ushiki, T., Abe, K., Fukuda, S., Inuyama, Y., 1994. Nature of the fine fibrils of the basilar membrane in the cochlea. Arch. Histol. Cytol. 57, 187-191.
25. Mikuni, H., Fukuda, S., Kucuk, B., Inuyama, Y., 1995. The three-dimensional fibrillar arrangement of the basilar membrane in the mouse cochlea. Eur. Arch. Otorhinolaryngol. 252, 495-498.
26. Mosher, D.F., Fogerty, F.J., Chernousov, M.A., Barry, E.L.R., 1991. Assembly of fibronectin into extracellular matrix. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 614, 167-180.
27. Munyer, P.D., Schulte, B.A., 1994. Immunohistochemical localization of keratan sulfate and chondroitin 4-and 6-sulfate proteoglycans in the subregions of the tectorial and basilar membranes. Hear. Res. 79, 83-93.
28. Oison, E.S., Mountain, D.C., 1991. In vivo measurement of basilar membrane stiffness. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 95, 1262-1275.
29. Oison, E.S., Mountain, D.C., 1994. Mapping of the cochlea partition's stiffness to its cellular architecture. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 95, 395-400.
30. Richardson, G.P., Russel, I.J., Duance, V.C., Bailey, A.J., 1987. Polypeptide composition of the mammalian tectorial membrane. Hear. Res. 25, 45-60.
31. Ruoslahti, E., 1991. Integrins as receptors for extracellular matrix. In: Hay, E.D. (Ed.), Cell Biology of Extracellular Matrix. Plenum Press, New York, pp. 343-363.
32. Santi, P.A., 1986. Organ of Corti surface preparation for computer-assisted morphometry. Hear. Res. 24, 179-187.
33. Santi, P., Larson, J., Furcht, L., Economou, T.S., 1989. Immunohistochemical localization of fibronectin in the chinchilla cochlea. Hear. Res. 39, 91-102.
34. Santi, P.A., Lease, M.K., Harrison, R.G., Wickler, E.M., 1990. Ultrastructure of proteoglycans in the tectorial membrane. J. Electr. Microsc. Tech. 15, 293-300.
35. Santi, P.A., Swartz, D.J., Tsuprun, V.L., 1997. Electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry of cochlear basal lamina. In: Popelka, G.R. (Ed.), Association for Research in Otolaryngology Abstracts, St. Petersburg Beach, FL, Abstr. 630, p. 158.
36. Scott, J.E., 1980. Collagen-proteoglycan interactions. Localization of proteoglycans in tendon by electron microscopy. Biochem. J. 187, 887-891.
37. Scott, J.E., 1985. Proteoglycan histochemistry - a valuable tool for connective tissue biochemists. Collagen Rel. Res. 5, 541-575.
38. Scott, J.E., 1988. Proteoglycan-fibrillar collagen interactions. Biochem. J. 252, 313-323.
39. Slepecky, N.B., Savage, J.E., Cefaratti, L.K., Yoo, T.J., 1992. Electron-microscopic localization of type II, IX and V collagen in the organ of Corti of the gerbil. Cell Tissue Res. 267, 413-418.
40. Swartz, D.J., Santi, P.A., 1997a. Immunohistochemical localization of keratan sulfate in the chinchilla inner ear. Hear. Res. 109, 92-101.
41. Swartz, D.J., Santi, P.A., 1997b. Immunohistochemical localization of tenascin in the chinchilla inner ear. In: Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, New Orleans, LA, v. 23, Abstr. 287.5, p. 731.
42. Schweitzer, L., Lutz, C., Hobbs, M., Weaver, S.P., 1996. Anatomical correlates of the passive properties underlying the developmental shift in the frequency map of the mammalian cochlea. Hear. Res. 97, 84-92.
43. Thalmann, I., 1993. Collagen of accessory structures of organ of Corti. Connect. Tissue Res. 29, 191-201.
44. Thalmann, I., Thallinger, G., Crouch, E.C., Comegys, T.H., Barrett, N., Thalmann, R., 1987. Composition and supramolecular organization of the tectorial membrane. Laryngoscope 97, 357-367.
45. Thalmann, I., Machiki, K., Calabro, A., Hascall, V.C., Talmann, R., 1993. Uronic acid-containing glycosaminoglycans and keratan sulfate are present in the tectorial membrane of the inner ear: functional implication. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 307, 391-396.
46. Tomoda, K., Yamashita, T., Kumazawa, T., Yoo, T.J., 1984. Type II collagen Distribution in the middle ear and inner ear: immunohistochemical studies. Ear Res. Jpn. 15, 1999-2000.
47. Tsuprun, V.L., Santi, P., 1996. Crystalline arrays of proteoglycan and collagen in the tectorial membrane. Matrix Biol. 15, 31-38.
48. Tsuprun, V.L., Santi, P., 1997. Ultrastructural organization of proteoglycans and fibrillar matrix of the tectorial membrane. Hear. Res. 110, 107-118.
49. van Kuppevelt, T.H., Rutten, T.L., Kuyper, C.M., 1987. Ultrastructural localization of proteoglycans in tissue using cuprolinic blue according to the critical electrolyte concentration method: comparison with biochemical data from the literature. Histochem. J. 19, 520-526.
50. von Bekesy, G., 1960. Experiments in Hearing. McGraw-Hill, New York.
51. Woolf, N.K., Koern, F.J., Ryan, A.F., 1992. Immunohistochemical localization of fibronectin-like protein in the inner ear of the developing gerbil and rat. Dev. Brain Res. 65, 21-33.
52. Woolf, N.K., Jaquish, D.V., Koehrn, F.J., Woods, V.J., Jr., Peterson, D.A., 1996. Improved resolution of fibronectin mRNA expression in the inner ear using laser scanning confocal microscopy. J. Histochem. Cytochem. 44, 27-34.
53. Yoo, T.J., Tomoda, K., 1988. Type II collagen distribution in rodents. Laryngoscope 98, 1255-1260.