title: Use of recombinant and synthetic peptides as attachment factors for cells on microcarriers.
abstract: Polystyrene culture dishes and polystyrene microcarriers were coated with Pronectin-F and poly-L-lysine (polylysine), either alone or in combination. Pronectin-F is a recombinant peptide containing repeats of the RGD cell-attachment sequence from fibronectin. Polylysine is a polymer of L-lysine. Pronectin-F supported attachment of Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) cells at concentrations as low as 0.025 micrograms/cm2 of surface area. The cells rapidly spread after attachment. Polylysine at concentrations of 0.05-0.5 micrograms/cm2 also supported cell attachment but cells did not rapidly spread after attachment to this substrate. Higher concentrations of polylysine could not be used because of toxicity. When the two peptides were used in conjunction, MDCK cells attached and spread at lower peptide concentrations than they did when either substrate was used alone. These findings suggest that recombinant Pronectin-F alone or in conjunction with a cationic polymer could be a useful replacement for materials such as gelatin or collagen which are currently used as microcarrier surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Varani
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Inman
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Fligiel
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Hillegas
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D004285:Dogs; D005353:Fibronectins / Q000138:chemical synthesis; D007797:Laminin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011107:Polylysine; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000138:chemical synthesis
chemical_list: D005353:Fibronectins; D007797:Laminin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C070367:ProNectin F; D011107:Polylysine