Recombinant platelet-derived growth factor-BB stimulates growth and inhibits differentiation of rat L6 myoblasts.
We previously found that L6 myoblasts and skeletal muscle isolated from developing rats express the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) beta-receptor gene (Jin, P., Rahm, M., Claesson-Welsh, L., Heldin, C.-H., and Sejersen, T. (1990) J. Cell Biol. 110, 1665-1672). We now report that recombinant human PDGF-BB is a mitogen for L6 myoblasts and also a potent inhibitor of myogenic differentiation. Treatment of L6J1 myoblasts with PDGF-BB increased the rate of DNA synthesis and stimulated cell proliferation. In differentiation medium (Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium/0.5% fetal calf serum or Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium/insulin), PDGF-BB prevented fusion of confluent myoblasts and suppressed biochemical differentiation in L6J1 cells. Inhibition of myoblast differentiation was, however, reversible. Withdrawal of PDGF-BB from the medium allowed myoblast fusion to occur. Northern blot hybridization showed that the PDGF beta-receptor mRNA was down-regulated to an undetectable level when confluent cultures of L6J1 myoblasts in growth medium (Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium/5% fetal calf serum) were shifted to differentiation medium. Receptor binding assays further indicated that binding of PDGF-BB to its receptors on L6J1 myoblasts declined rapidly before creatine kinase activity rose. Our results provide the first demonstration that PDGF-BB is a potent regulator of myogenesis of L6 rat myoblasts and suggest that it may regulate muscle differentiation in vivo.
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Department of Medical Cell Genetics, Medical Nobel Institute, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000032:analysis / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D015342:DNA Probes; D008934:Mitogens; D024510:Muscle Development; D009132:Muscles / Q000201:enzymology / Q000502:physiology*; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012313:RNA / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
D015342:DNA Probes; D008934:Mitogens; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D003402:Creatine Kinase