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3497670

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-10-2
pubmed:abstractText
Binding of 125I-labeled epidermal growth factor (EGF) was characterized in basolateral plasma membranes prepared from the livers of 21-day gestation fetuses, 14-day-old sucklings and adult Sprague-Dawley rats using a self-generating Percoll gradient method. The membrane preparations employed have been previously assayed in terms of plasma membrane protein yield, enrichment of various marker enzymes and sodium-dependent bile acid and amino acid transport. 125I-EGF binding was saturable and time and temperature dependent. Equilibrium analyses showed that the suckling period is characterized by a marked decrease in overall hepatic EGF binding capacity (460 +/- 50 fmol/mg protein) compared to either the fetal period (1290 +/- 160 fmol/mg) or to adults of either sex (males = 1540 +/- 230, females 1010 +/- 130 fmol/mg). Treatment of the suckling rat with parenteral EGF resulted in a 78% reduction in the observed binding capacity when assessed 2 h after growth factor administration. Comparison of binding affinities revealed no significant difference between the suckling and adult preparations (Kd = 0.40 +/- 0.03 vs. 0.39 +/- 0.02 nM, respectively); however, both preparations differed significantly from the fetal group which exhibited a decreased affinity of binding with a higher overall dissociation constant (Kd = 0.68 +/- 0.06 nM). Thus, it appears that major ontogenetic changes occur in the rat hepatic ligand/receptor system for epidermal growth factor. These changes are discussed in the context of transitional events in mammalian development such as birth and weaning.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
930
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
107-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Characterization of hepatic epidermal growth factor receptors in the developing rat.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't