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Nuclear accumulation of epidermal growth factor in cultured rat pituitary cells.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6968406     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a mitogen for epidermal cells in vivo and for a wide variety of cells in culture. Recently, we and others have reported that EGF can also regulate the cellular levels of various hormones and fibronectin at concentrations which only minimally influence cell division. In addition, EGF treatment of GH3 cells affects chromatin structure such that isolated nuclei from treated cells have an increased capacity to bind bacterial RNA polymerase in initiation site complexes. Thus, the data suggest that various nuclear functions are modulated by EGF in GH3 cells despite its failure to affect DNA synthesis or cell proliferation. Recently, Yanker and Shooter have reported on the nuclear accumulation of nerve growth factor (NGF) in PC12 cells in which NGF does not promote cell division but does influence RNA and protein synthesis while inducing overt differentiation (neurite outgrowth). The similarities between the two systems and the various theories regarding the mechanism by which mitogens exert their growth-promoting and other effects led us to investigate whether an interaction between EGF and the cell nucleus can be demonstrated after surface binding and internalization of EGF in GH3 cells. We report here that when its lysosomal degradation is inhibited by chloroquine, EGF accumulates in the nucleus.
Authors:
L K Johnson; I Vlodavsky; J D Baxter; D Gospodarowicz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nature     Volume:  287     ISSN:  0028-0836     ISO Abbreviation:  Nature     Publication Date:  1980 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-12-18     Completed Date:  1980-12-18     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0410462     Medline TA:  Nature     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  340-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Binding Sites
Cell Nucleus / metabolism*
Cells, Cultured
Chloroquine / pharmacology
Epidermal Growth Factor / metabolism*
Kinetics
Peptides / metabolism*
Pituitary Gland / metabolism*,  ultrastructure
Rats
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Peptides; 54-05-7/Chloroquine; 62229-50-9/Epidermal Growth Factor

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