title: Activation of p21ras by transforming growth factor beta in epithelial cells.
abstract: The transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta) family members are ubiquitously expressed and control a variety of cellular processes by interacting with at least two types of high affinity cell surface receptors. However, the primary signal transduction mechanism of the receptors is unknown. The ras-encoded 21-kDa GTP binding proteins have recently been shown to mediate the effects of other polypeptide growth factors. Here we show that both TGF beta 1 and TGF beta 2 (5 ng/ml) result in a rapid (within 6 or 12 min, respectively) stimulation of GTP bound to p21ras in TGF beta-sensitive intestinal epithelial cells. Further, the CCL64 epithelial cell line, extremely sensitive to growth inhibition by TGF beta, displayed a concentration-dependent increase in GTP bound to p21ras by TGF beta 1 and a rapid activation of p21ras by TGF beta 2. The results provide the first direct evidence for rapid activation of a receptor coupling component for TGF beta in epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D004261:DNA Replication / Q000187:drug effects; D004848:Epithelium; D007422:Intestines; D007700:Kinetics; D008907:Mink; D016296:Mutagenesis; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)