title: Characterization of the receptor for keratinocyte growth factor. Evidence for multiple fibroblast growth factor receptors.
abstract: Keratinocyte growth factor (KGF) is a member of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. KGF exhibits potent mitogenic activity for a variety of epithelial cell types but is distinct from other known FGFs in that it is not mitogenic for fibroblasts or endothelial cells. We report saturable specific binding of 125I-KGF to surface receptors on intact Balb/MK mouse epidermal keratinocytes. 125I-KGF binding was completed efficiently by acidic FGF (aFGF) but with 20-fold lower efficiency by basic FGF (bFGF). The pattern of 125I-acidic FGF binding and competition on Balb/MK keratinocytes and NIH/3T3 fibroblasts suggests that these cell types possess related but distinct FGF receptors. Scatchard analysis of 125I-KGF binding suggested major and minor high affinity receptor components (KD = 400 and 25 pM, respectively) as well as a third high capacity/low affinity heparin-like component. Covalent affinity cross-linking of 125I-KGF to its receptor on Balb/MK cells revealed two species of 115 and 140 kDa. KGF also stimulated the rapid tyrosine phosphorylation of a 90-kDa protein in Balb/MK cells but not in NIH/3T3 fibroblasts. Together these results indicate that Balb/MK keratinocytes possess high affinity KGF receptors to which the FGFs may also bind. However, these receptors are distinct from the receptor(s) for aFGF and bFGF on NIH/3T3 fibroblasts, which fail to interact with KGF.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Bottaro
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ron
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Finch
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Florio
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Aaronson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010766:Phosphorylation; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: C496454:Fgf7 protein, mouse; D051526:Fibroblast Growth Factor 10; D006133:Growth Substances; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D051523:Fibroblast Growth Factor 7; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; C065104:keratinocyte growth factor receptor