PMID: 2105937Feb 25, 1990Paper

Cooperative stimulation of specific gene transcription by epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor type beta 1.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
G Ranganathan, M J Getz

Abstract

Transforming growth factor type beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) is a pleiotropic regulator of cell growth and differentiation which can potentiate or otherwise modify cellular responses to different growth factors such as epidermal growth factor (EGF). Since cellular responses to peptide growth factors are mediated, in part, through the regulation of specific gene expression, we have studied the effect of TGF-beta 1 on the EGF-dependent transcriptional of a diverse panel of genes which included the fibronectin gene, the cytoskeletal beta- and gamma-actin genes, and the c-fos protooncogene. The addition of a combination of TGF-beta 1 (10 ng/ml) and EGF (10 ng/ml) to quiescent AKR-2B cells maintained in serum-free medium resulted in a strong synergistic stimulation of transcription which was not evident using either growth factor individually at concentrations of 20-100 ng/ml. This effect was evident within 10 min and did not require the continual presence of TGF-beta 1 in the culture medium. Increased responsiveness of some gene promoters to EGF stimulation was evident for up to 6 h following a brief 10-min exposure to TGF-beta 1. Similar exposure to either platelet-derived growth factor or fibroblast growth factor had little or no effect o...Continue Reading

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