Streptavidin peroxidase immunohistochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy were used to determine the localization of type XII collagen in sections from bovine corneas. Type XII collagen extracted from bovine cornea and skin was assayed by Western blotting. Immunohistochemical experiments showed that type XII collagen was restricted to the corneal stroma; it was not present in corneal epithelium, epithelial basement membrane, Descemet’s membrane or endothelium. Type XII collagen was distributed throughout the corneal stroma, and it was prominently localized at the superficial stroma. Immunoelectron-microscopic examination demonstrated that type XII collagen was regularly found along the surface of banded collagen fibrils with a periodic distribution. By Western blot analysis, we observed that extracts from bovine cornea contained both the long and short isoforms of type XII collagen, whereas extracts from bovine skin contained only the short isoform. The homogeneous distribution and/or presence of the long isoform of type XII collagen may be related to the characteristically regular arrangement of collagen fibrils and thereby the transparency of corneal tissue.

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