Transforming growth factor beta 1 induces mitogenesis in fetal rat brown adipocytes

Journal of Cellular Physiology
T TeruelM Lorenzo

Abstract

The presence of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) for 24 or 48 h stimulated DNA synthesis, the percentage of cells in the S + G2/M phases of the cell cycle, and cell number, as compared to quiescent cells. The mitogenic capacity of TGF-beta 1 (1 pM) was similar to that shown by 10% fetal calf serum (FCS). TGF-beta 1 for 48 h increased by 5-fold the percentage of cells containing (3H)thymidine-labeled nuclei as compared to quiescent cels. In addition, single fetal brown adipocytes, showing their typical multilocular fat droplets phenotype, become positive for (3H)thymidine-labeled nuclei in response to TGF-beta 1. Moreover, TGF-beta 1 induced the mRNA expression of a complete set of proliferation-related genes, such as c-fos (30 min), c-myc and beta-actin (2 h), and H-ras, cdc2 kinase, and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) at 4 and 8 h, as compared to quiescent cells. Concurrently, TGF-beta 1 for 12 h increased the protein content of proliferating cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) by 6-fold and p21-ras by 2-fold. Although our results demonstrate that TGF-beta 1 induces the expression of very early genes related to cell proliferation, TGF-beta 1 could be acting either as a mitogen or as a survival factor in indu...Continue Reading

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