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First published online 15 January 2003
doi: 10.1242/jcs.00293

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Expression of the nidogen-binding site of the laminin 1 chain disturbs basement membrane formation and maintenance in F9 embryoid bodies

¹ Center for Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, D-50931 Cologne, Germany
² Institute for Neurophysiology, Medical Faculty, University of Cologne, D-50931 Cologne, Germany

* Author for correspondence (e-mail: neil.smyth{at}uni-koeln.de)

Accepted 26 November 2002

Basement membranes contain two major molecular networks consisting of laminin and collagen IV. Previous antibody perturbation experiments suggest that the interaction between laminin and nidogen-1 is necessary for proper basement membrane formation and epithelial development, whereas results from gene ablation experiments in mice show that both basement membranes and general development are grossly normal in the absence of nidogen-1. To refine the perturbation approach, we produced F9-teratocarcinoma-cell-derived embryoid bodies in the presence of recombinantly expressed nidogen-binding sites localized within the 1III3-5 laminin fragment. We found basement membranes were disrupted in 1III3-5-expressing embryoid bodies. As a measurement of basement membrane function, we tested permeability and detected drastically increased diffusion rates in correlation with basement membrane disruption. Furthermore, TROMA-1 localization in embryoid bodies expressing the nidogen-binding site was altered, suggesting separation of epithelium-specific gene expression from the formation of the actual epithelium when occurring in the absence of an organized basement membrane.

Key words: Laminin-nidogen complex, Basement membrane permeability, Epithelial differentiation

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