Growth factors derived from a human malignant glioma cell line, U-251MG.
Growth factors derived from a human malignant glioma cell line, U-251MG.
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源自人类恶性神经胶质瘤细胞系 U-251MG 的生长因子。
DOI:
10.1007/bf00172915
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发表时间:
1989
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Gillespie,GY
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作者:
Kuratsu,J;Estes,JE;Yokota,S;MahaleyJr,MS;Gillespie,GY
A human malignant glioma cell line, U-251 Mg, cultured under serum free conditions, was shown to produce a growth factor for BALB/c 3T3 cells (glioma-derived growth factor-1, GDGF-1). The biological activity of GDGF-1 resided in a heat- and acid-resistant protein with a molecular weight (MW) of 25 kDa estimated by gel permeation chromatography. GDGF-1 activity was neutralized by a goat anti-human platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) antibody, indicating that the two factors were immunologically related. Furthermore, U-251 Mg cells constitutively expressed c-sis mRNA. When U-251 Mg cells were stimulated with bacterial lipopolysaccharide, 2 novel growth factors (GDGF-2 and GDGF-3) were produced in addition to the PDGF-like substance. GDGF-2 was determined to be >100 kDa MW and was not neutralized by the goat anti-PDGF antiserum. The biological activity of GDGF-3 was also heat- and acid- resistant with an apparent 14 kDa MW This factor also did not show any common antigenicity with PDGF. GDGF-2 and GDGF-3 are currently under investigation and evidence as to their natures will be published elsewhere. Our findings with this glioma cell line provide further evidence that inappropriate expression of growth factor-related genes could play important autocrine role(s) in the processes leading to malignant transformation and/or uncontrolled proliferation and may provide a paracrine stimulus for such processes as glioma neovascularization.