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Collagen polymorphism in mature rabbit cornea.

I L Freeman

    Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
    |February 1, 1978
    PubMed
    Summary

    Pepsin digestion effectively solubilized rabbit corneal collagen. Most solubilized collagen precipitated at 2.5M NaCl, revealing distinct collagen types with varying glycosylation and unique chains in the 3.5M NaCl precipitate.

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    Area of Science:

    • Biochemistry
    • Ophthalmology
    • Materials Science

    Background:

    • Rabbit corneal stroma contains collagen crucial for its unique optical properties.
    • Understanding corneal collagen composition is vital for tissue engineering and disease research.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To characterize the collagenous components of the rabbit cornea.
    • To investigate the solubility, precipitation, and molecular characteristics of corneal collagen.

    Main Methods:

    • Sequential extraction of corneal stroma using NaCl-Tris buffer and acetic acid.
    • Pepsin digestion of residual collagen.
    • Differential salt precipitation (2.5M and 3.5M NaCl).
    • Analysis of collagenous components using CNBr peptide mapping and gel electrophoresis.

    Main Results:

    • Pepsin digestion solubilized 91-95% of residual corneal collagen.
    • 68% of solubilized collagen precipitated at 2.5M NaCl, resembling bovine type I skin collagen but with 52% glycosylation.
    • 3-9% precipitated at 3.5M NaCl, containing type I collagen along with two additional carbohydrate-rich chains (approx. 140,000 and 100,000 Da).

    Conclusions:

    • Rabbit corneal stroma contains type I collagen and potentially other collagenous species.
    • The unique, highly glycosylated collagen chains in the 3.5M NaCl precipitate may play a role in maintaining corneal structural organization.

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