title: Alteration of cellular adhesion by nerve growth factor.
abstract: Nerve growth factor increases the initial rates of cell-substratum and cell-cell adhesion of sympathetic nerve cell clone PC12. It also stimulates adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate accumulation in the cells, and exogenous adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate increases cell-substratum adhesion. NGH-stimulated adhesion is energy dependent and cold-sensitive and does not require de novo protein synthesis. It is probably mediated by an effect of adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate on the plasma membrane. Stimulation of cellular adhesion may be the first step in NGF-initiated neurite outgrowth by sympathetic nerve cells.
mesh_terms: D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D003994:Bucladesine; D003513:Cycloheximide; D000242:Cyclic AMP