Identification and characterization of glycoproteins secreted by the skin of the day 16 fetal mouse.

The secretion of tissue-specific proteins during mouse skin development, was investigated by incubating day 16 fetal skin explants in the presence of [35S]methionine and analyzing the medium electrophoretically. The medium was found to contain five proteins, which could be classified into two groups according to molecular weight. The kinetics of release of these proteins indicated that they were specifically secreted and not released by cytolysis. Mapping of the proteins by partial proteolytic digestion revealed that although the digestion patterns between the two molecular weight groups were different, within each group similar patterns were seen, suggesting that they were structurally related. Incubation in the presence of tunicamycin resulted in the decrease in molecular weight of the secreted proteins, indicating that the proteins were glycosylated. The results suggest that the two groups of structurally related glycoproteins were secreted by the peridermal layer of the fetal skin.

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