We have found that the spontaneous migration of bovine aortic endothelial cells from the edge of a denuded area in a confluent monolayer is dependent upon the release of endogenous basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). Cell movement is blocked by purified polyclonal rabbit IgG to bFGF as well as affinity purified anti-bFGF IgG and anti-bFGF F(ab')2 fragments. The inhibitory effect of the immunoglobulins is dependent upon antibody concentration, is reversible, is overcome by the addition of recombinant bFGF, and is removed by affinity chromatography of the antiserum through a column of bFGF-Sepharose. Cell movement is also reversibly inhibited by the addition of protamine sulfate and suramin; two agents reported to block bFGF binding to its receptor. The addition of recombinant bFGF to wounded monolayers accelerates the movement of cells into the denuded area. Transforming growth factor beta which has been shown to antagonize several other effects of bFGF also inhibits cell movement. The anti-bFGF IgG prevents the movement of bovine capillary endothelial cells, BHK-21, NIH 3T3, and human skin fibroblasts into a denuded area. Antibodies to bFGF, as well as suramin and protamine sulfate also suppress the basal levels of plasminogen activator and DNA synthesis in bovine aortic endothelial cells.
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September 01 1988
Autocrine activities of basic fibroblast growth factor: regulation of endothelial cell movement, plasminogen activator synthesis, and DNA synthesis.
Y Sato,
Y Sato
Department of Cell Biology, Kaplan Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
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D B Rifkin
D B Rifkin
Department of Cell Biology, Kaplan Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
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Y Sato
Department of Cell Biology, Kaplan Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
D B Rifkin
Department of Cell Biology, Kaplan Cancer Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York.
Online ISSN: 1540-8140
Print ISSN: 0021-9525
J Cell Biol (1988) 107 (3): 1199–1205.
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Y Sato, D B Rifkin; Autocrine activities of basic fibroblast growth factor: regulation of endothelial cell movement, plasminogen activator synthesis, and DNA synthesis.. J Cell Biol 1 September 1988; 107 (3): 1199–1205. doi: https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.107.3.1199
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