title: Neurite-promoting activity from fetal skeletal muscle: immunological comparison with laminin.
abstract: Polycation-binding neurite-promoting factor (PNPF) from skeletal muscle of bovine fetuses has been compared to mouse tumor laminin by an immunological approach. Antiserum prepared against PNPF blocked the neurite-promoting activity in a dose-dependent manner. The anti-PNPF antiserum bound to Mr = 200,000-195,000 bands as well as several components of higher molecular weight, as detected in immunoblots of reduced PNPF. The anti-PNPF antiserum did not inhibit the neurite-promoting activity of mouse laminin, although it did bind to native laminin. Antilaminin antiserum bound to PNFP and identified the same Mr = 200,000-195,000 bands and two other higher-molecular-weight bands, as did the anti-PNPF antiserum. The activity of PNPF was confirmed to be sensitive to treatment with heparitinase. It is concluded that PNPF from bovine fetal muscle contains a complex of heparan sulfate and high-molecular-weight components, particularly of Mr = 200,000-195,000, which share antigenic determinants with mouse laminin. However antilaminin antiserum fails to inhibit the activity of PNPF, suggesting that the active site, and/or adjacent regions, of PNPF are antigenically different from the neurite-promoting site of purified mouse tumor laminin.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Dalton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000196:embryology; D002642:Chick Embryo; D005333:Fetus / Q000378:metabolism; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007797:Laminin / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D009132:Muscles / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D010455:Peptides / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011509:Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D007797:Laminin; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D010455:Peptides; D011509:Proteoglycans; C047805:neurite-inducing factor