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Shreeja Mehrotra1, Bede van Schaijik1, Kendra Boyes1
1Gillies McIndoe Research Institute, Wellington, New Zealand.
Abstract:
This study investigated the expression and localization of cathepsins B, D, and G in relationship to the embryonic stem cell (ESC)-like population we have previously identified in microcystic lymphatic malformation (mLM). Immunohistochemical staining demonstrated expression of cathepsins B, D, and G in cervicofacial mLM tissue samples from 11 patients. Immunofluorescence staining of two representative mLM samples showed localization of cathepsins B and D to the OCT4+ and the c-MYC+ cells on the endothelium of lesional vessels and the stroma, while cathepsin G was localized to the OCT4+/tryptase+ cells within the stroma. Transcript expression of cathepsins B, D, and G was confirmed using reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR; n = 5). Western blotting (n = 3) performed on the mLM tissue samples revealed protein expression of cathepsins B and D, which were demonstrated to be enzymatically active using enzymatic activity assays. This study demonstrated expression of cathepsins B and D by the ESC-like cells on the endothelium of lesional vessels and the stroma, while cathepsin G was localized to the OCT4+ phenotypic mast cells within the stroma of mLM.
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