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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-9-11
pubmed:abstractText
Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a heparin-binding angiogenic polypeptide mitogen. Protein sequence analysis of bFGF isolated from tissue sources initially established that it is composed of 146 amino acids (apparent Mr 18,000). More recently larger apparent molecular weight forms have been identified and partially characterized. In addition, these high molecular weight forms (apparent Mr 22,000 and 25,000) have been shown to localize preferentially to nuclear fractions of transfected cells. In this report we demonstrate that the higher molecular weight, amino terminally extended forms of bFGF contain methylated arginine residues. The demonstration is based on 1) amino acid sequence analysis of a protein known to contain methylated arginine (myelin basic protein) and a comparison with amino acid sequence analysis of trypsin-derived fragments of the high molecular weight bFGF purified from guinea pig brain and 2) the ability to label in vivo the high molecular weight forms of bFGF with S-adenosyl-L-(methyl-3H)-methionine, the substrate of arginine-protein methylase I. These results are suggestive of a role of arginine methylation in directing nuclear localization of certain forms of bFGF.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1044-2030
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Direct evidence for methylation of arginine residues in high molecular weight forms of basic fibroblast growth factor.
pubmed:affiliation
Jerome H. Holland Laboratory for the Biomedical Sciences, American Red Cross Blood Services, Rockville, Maryland 20855.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't