C-FOS PROTOONCOGENE EXPRESSION IN ASTROCYTES ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENTIATION OR PROLIFERATION BUT NOT DEPOLARIZATION
C-FOS PROTOONCOGENE EXPRESSION IN ASTROCYTES ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENTIATION OR PROLIFERATION BUT NOT DEPOLARIZATION
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DOI:
10.1016/0169-328x(90)90011-2
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发表时间:
1990-06-01
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通讯作者:
SHARP, FR
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作者:
HISANAGA, K;SAGAR, SM;SHARP, FR
Expression of the c-fos proto-oncogene in rat neocortical astrocytes in culture was examined using Northern blotting and immunocytochemistry. Marked induction of c-fos mRNA in astrocytes was observed after treatment with epidermal growth factor (EGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), dibutyryl cyclic AMP (db-cAMP), and phorbol diester (TPA; 12-O-tetra-decanoylphorbol 13-acetate), which are known to induce the proliferation or differentiation of astrocytes. Increase of c-fos protein immunoreactivity (IR) was obtained after treatment with fetal calf serum, EGF, bFGF, db-cAMP and TPA. High concentrations of calcium ionophore A23187, which were lethal to cultured astrocytes, also increased c-fos protein-IR. Treatment with lower concentrations of calcium ionophore (which slightly increase Ca2+ uptake), high K+ and nerve growth factor had no detectable effect on c-fos expression. These results show that depolarization does not induce c-fos in astrocytes and suggest that c-fos may play a role in differentiation and proliferation of astrocytes.