title: cDNA cloning and expression of a human platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) receptor specific for B-chain-containing PDGF molecules.
abstract: The structure of the human receptor for platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) has been deduced through cDNA cloning. A 5.45-kilobase-pair cDNA clone predicts a 1,106-amino-acid polypeptide, including the cleavable signal sequence. The overall amino acid sequence similarity with the murine PDGF receptor is 85%. After transcription of the cDNA and translation in vitro, a PDGF receptor antiserum was used to immunoprecipitate a product of predicted size, which also could be phosphorylated in vitro. Stable introduction of the cDNA into Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells led to the expression of a 190-kilodalton component, which was immunoprecipitated by the PDGF receptor antiserum; this most probably represents the mature PDGF receptor. Binding assays with different 125I-labeled dimeric forms of PDGF A and B chains showed that the PDGF receptor expressed in CHO cells bound PDGF-BB and, to a lesser extent, PDGF-AB, but not PDGF-AA.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Uppsala Branch, Sweden.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Claesson-Welsh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morén
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Severinsson
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ostman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Betsholtz
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Heldin
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D004247:DNA; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor