title: Modulation of urokinase plasminogen activator gene expression during the transition from quiescent to proliferative state in normal mouse cells.
abstract: We have investigated the regulation of urokinase (u-PA) mRNA in quiescent mouse fibroblasts and keratinocytes stimulated to divide by the addition of serum or epidermal growth factor (EGF), respectively. Serum stimulation of quiescent fibroblasts (BALB/c 3T3 or Swiss 3T3) results in an early and transient increase of u-PA mRNA level, which precedes by several hours the onset of DNA synthesis. A similar response is elicited by EGF stimulation of quiescent keratinocytes. The increase of u-PA mRNA parallels that of c-myc mRNA, does not require protein synthesis and is at least in part due to increase in template activity of the u-PA gene. Induction of terminal differentiation of mouse keratinocytes results in a decrease of u-PA mRNA which parallels the decrease of thymidine incorporation. In conclusion, variation in the level of u-PA mRNA is seen during G0/G1 transition and correlates with the proliferative state of these normal mouse cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002455:Cell Division; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004817:Epidermis / Q000378:metabolism; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005796:Genes; D007633:Keratins; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007633:Keratins; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator