title: Platelet-derived growth factor: mechanism of action and relation to oncogenes.
abstract: Recent studies of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) have revealed several structural and functional similarities between this growth factor or components linked to its mechanism of action and certain oncogene products: PDGF itself has a structural homology with the transforming protein of simian sarcoma virus, the PDGF receptor has a functional homology (tyrosine kinase activity) with a family of oncogene products, and PDGF induces the expression of the cellular counterparts of myc and fos. In addition, several tumour cell lines have been found to produce PDGF-like growth factors, which may cause autocrine stimulation of growth. We interpret these findings as indicating that regulatory components along the PDGF-dependent mitogenic pathway may have oncogenic properties if they are inappropriately expressed or activated.
mesh_terms: D002460:Cell Line; D002472:Cell Transformation, Viral; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D006801:Humans; D008938:Mitosis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D009857:Oncogenes; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor