MITOGENICITY OF BRAIN AXOLEMMA MEMBRANES AND SOLUBLE FACTORS FOR DORSAL-ROOT GANGLION SCHWANN-CELLS
MITOGENICITY OF BRAIN AXOLEMMA MEMBRANES AND SOLUBLE FACTORS FOR DORSAL-ROOT GANGLION SCHWANN-CELLS
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DOI:
10.1002/jcb.1982.240180405
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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4
通讯作者:
GLASER, L
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作者:
CASSEL, D;WOOD, PM;GLASER, L
Improved procedures are described for preparing Schwann cells derived from dorsal root ganglia [DRG] that are highly responsive to various mitogens. Under these conditions, the cells respond not only to the neurite mitogen but also to pituitary extracts, dibutyryl cAMP and cholera toxin, shown to be good mitogens for Schwann cells derived from sciatic nerve. Discrepancies in the response of these different Schwann cell preparations to mitogens are thus reconciled. Bovine brain axolemma was highly mitogenic for Schwann cells. The mitotic index of Schwann cells was increased by the addition of axolemma from 0.5-2% to 30-50% during 24-h incubation with [3H]thymidine. Half maximal effect was obtained at .apprx. 0.4 .mu.g axolemma protein per microwell containing 2-4 .times. 103 cells. The axolemma mitogen appears to be an integral membrane protein that remains bound to the membrane under various ionic conditions but can be extracted in a partially active form with deoxycholate. Like the DRG neurite mitogen, the mitogenic activity of axolemma was abolished by trypsin treatment. Unlike the neurite preparation, however, the mitogenic activity of axolemma was only partially inactivated by heat treatment (60-70% inactivation). A significant difference between the mitogenic activity of axolemma membranes and neurite membranes is the fact that axolemma membranes fail to stimulate Schwann cell proliferation in a defined, serum-free medium (N-2), whereas neurites show significant mitogenic activity in this medium. A possible difference between DRG neurites and brain axolemma either in the mitogen itself or surface components responsible for recognition between the membranes and the cells is indicated.