title: Distribution of basic fibroblast growth factor binding sites in various tissue membrane preparations from adult guinea pig.
abstract: In order to localize a rich source of basic FGF receptor, we examined the distribution of basic FGF binding sites in brain, stomach, lung, spleen, kidney, liver and intestine membrane preparations from adult guinea pig. Comparative binding studies using iodinated basic FGF showed that a specific binding was detected in all the membrane preparations tested. Scatchard plots from iodinated basic FGF competition experiment with native basic FGF in various membrane preparations, suggested the presence of one class of binding sites in some tissues such as liver, kidney, spleen, lung, stomach, and intestine with an apparent dissociation constant (appKD) value ranging from 4 to 7.5 nM and the existence of a second class of higher affinity sites in brain membranes with appKD value of 15 pM. Characterization of these basic FGF high affinity interaction sites was performed using a cross-linking reagent. These results show for the first time that specific interaction sites for basic FGF are widely distributed, suggesting that this growth factor might play a role in the physiological functions of a number of adult organs.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris XII, Laboratoire de biotechnologie des cellules Eucaryotes, Creteil, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ledoux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Méreau
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dauchel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barritault
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Courty
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000032:analysis; D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007422:Intestines / Q000032:analysis; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000032:analysis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D013154:Spleen / Q000032:analysis; D013270:Stomach / Q000032:analysis; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D003432:Cross-Linking Reagents; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors