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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-3-19
pubmed:abstractText
Fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2 regulates chondrocyte proliferation in the growth plate. Heparan sulfate (HS) proteoglycans bind FGF-2. Perlecan, a heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) in the developing growth plate, however, contains both HS and chondroitin sulfate (CS) chains. The binding of FGF-2 to perlecan isolated from the growth plate was evaluated using cationic filtration (CAF) and immunoprecipitation (IP) assays. FGF-2 bound to perlecan in both the CAF and IP assays primarily via the HS chains on perlecan. A maximum of 123 molecules of FGF-2 was calculated to bind per molecule of perlecan. When digested with chondroitinase ABC to remove its CS chains, perlecan augmented binding of FGF-2 to the FGFR-1 and FGFR-3 receptors and also increased FGF-2 stimulation of [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation in BaF3 cells expressing these FGF receptors. These data show that growth plate perlecan binds to FGF-2 by its HS chains but can only deliver FGF-2 to FGF receptors when its CS chains are removed.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0945-053X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Heparan and chondroitin sulfate on growth plate perlecan mediate binding and delivery of FGF-2 to FGF receptors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd., MDC Box 7 Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural