ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2025
An eGFP-Col4a2 mouse model reveals basement membrane dynamics underlying hair follicle morphogenesis.
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- Collagen Biosynthesis and Its Molecular Ensemble: What Remains Unexplored.Biochemistry · 2025Review
- The life cycle of type IV collagen.Matrix biology : journal of the International Society for Matrix Biology · 2025Review
- A collagen IV fluorophore knock-in toolkit reveals trimer diversity in C. elegans basement membranes.The Journal of cell biology · 2025Article
- A multifunction murine Col4a1 allele reveals potential gene therapy parameters for Gould syndrome.The Journal of cell biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Precisely controlled remodeling of the basement membrane (BM) is crucial for morphogenesis, but its molecular and tissue-level dynamics, underlying mechanisms, and functional significance in mammals remain largely unknown due to limited visualization tools. We developed mouse lines in which the endogenous collagen IV gene (Col4a2) was fused with a fluorescent tag. Through live imaging of developing hair follicles, we reveal a spatial gradient in the turnover rate of COL4A2 that is closely coupled with both the BM expansion rate and the proliferation rate of epithelial progenitors. Epithelial progenitors are displaced with directionally expanding BMs but do not actively migrate on stationary BM. The addition of a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor delays COL4A2 turnover, restrains BM expansion, and increases perpendicular divisions of epithelial progenitors, altering hair follicle morphology. Our findings highlight the spatially distinct dynamics of BM and their key roles in orchestrating progenitor cell behavior and organ shape during development.
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