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Type IV collagen, the major component of basement membrane, consists primarily of ·1(IV) and ·2(IV) chains. Recently, other types of collagen IV chains, i.e. ·3(IV), ·4(IV), ·5(IV) and ·6(IV) chains, have been identified by protein chemistry and molecular cloning. We have examined the diversity of the assembly of ·(IV) chains of the basement membrane surrounding tumour nests of basal cell carcinomas, in tissues from 11 patients, by immunohistochemical analysis using specific monoclonal antibodies to six ·(IV) chain. The immunostaining profile of each chain differed with respect to the histological subtypes of basal cell carcinoma. In the morphea-like subtype, which was more invasive, ·1(IV) and ·2(IV) chains were discontinuously stained, and ·5(IV) and ·6(IV) chains were entirely absent. However, in the superficial subtype, which was non-aggressive, ·1(IV), ·2(IV), ·5(IV) and ·6(IV) chains were well stained compared with the other subtypes of basal cell carcinoma. In addition, in the solid subtype, which showed slow growth and ulceration, ·1(IV) and ·2(IV) chains were continuously stained, and ·5(IV) and ·6(IV) chains were discontinuous or absent. The assembly of ·5(IV) and ·6(IV) chains into the basement membrane was inhibited in the solid and morphea subtypes of BCC. This differential expression of type IV collagen chains seems to be associated with the invasive potential of basal cell carcinoma
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Tanaka, K., Iyama, KI., Kitaoka, M. et al. Differential expression of ·1(IV), ·2(IV), ·5(IV) and ·6(IV) collagen chains in the basement membrane of basal cell carcinoma. J Mol Hist 29, 563–570 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026428010104
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