Partial characterization of endothelial FGF receptor functional domain by monoclonal antibody VBS-1
Partial characterization of endothelial FGF receptor functional domain by monoclonal antibody VBS-1
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10.1089/153685902760173863
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2002-06-01
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Schelling, ME
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Blanckaert, VD;Venkateswaran, S;Schelling, ME
Polypeptide growth factors mediate their cellular responses by binding to and activating specific cell surface receptors. Monoclonal antibody (MAb) VBS-1, produced against native fibroblast growth factor receptor-1 (FGFR-1), inhibited the binding of fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) to its receptor on coronary venular endothelial cells (CVECs) as determined by I-125-FGF-2 Scatchard analysis and [H-3]thymidine uptake assays (ED50 = 80 ng/mL). Enzyme studies demonstrated that MAb VBS-1 binds to a protein epitope. Proteolytic mapping of the CVEC-FGFR established that a 52 kDa doublet contained the FGF binding site and the MAb VBS-1 antigenic epitope. N-glycanase digestion suggested the presence of a 50 kDa core protein for the CVEC-FGFR. Tunicamycin treatment resulted in the loss of expression of the core protein and the mature receptor, indicating the importance of CVEC-FGFR n-linked glycosylation. By Northern blot analysis, it was determined that CVECs express fgfr-1 and not fgfr-2. VBS-1 recognized FGFR-1 (140 kDa) and crossreacted weakly with FGFR-2 (135 kDa). Using a combination of affinity crosslinking, proteolytic mapping and Mab VBS-1 binding studies, we have located the FGF binding site near the NH2-terminal domain of the receptor close to the highly acidic box.