title: Protein tyrosine kinases expressed in glomeruli and cultured glomerular cells: Flt-1 and VEGF expression in renal mesangial cells.
abstract: Protein tyrosine kinases play an important role in cellular proliferation and differentiation of various cell types. To identify potential tyrosine kinases involved in glomerular functions we have utilized the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and degenerate oligonucleotides for isolation of such genes from isolated glomeruli, cultured mesangial cell, and glomerular endothelial cells. Sequence analysis of PCR-amplified cDNAs resulted in the isolation of 24 tyrosine kinases. Here we describe for the first time the constitutive expression of 15 tyrosine kinases, tyro-1, tyro-4, tyro-6, hyk, Ptk-3, Ryk, tie, yes, lyn, tec, Jak1, Jak2, Jak3, c-abl, and flk, in renal glomeruli. In addition, Flt-1, an endothelial cell-specific receptor for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), is expressed in renal mesangial cells and its gene expression is up-regulated upon the stimulation of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) with the concomitant up-regulation of VEGF. These data suggest that possible involvement of VEGF/Flt-1 system in cytokine-induced mesangial cell proliferations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirasawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yahagi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kasahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitarai
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sakai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D008222:Lymphokines; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1