title: Activity of growth hormone peptides bGH 96-133 and hGH 95-133 in 3T3-F442A cells.
abstract: Chemically synthesized bovine growth hormone (bGH) bGH 96-133 and its human homologue, hGH 95-133, have similar in vitro biological activities. Unlike native GH, bGH 96-133 and hGH 95-133 were completely without adipogenic or anti-insulin activity at doses up to 10 microM. bGH 96-133 had insulin-like activity, with a 100% increase in glucose uptake at 10 microM. bGH was anti-mitogenic and bGH 96-133 and hGH 95-133 were mitogenic (EC50 approximately 180 nM and maximal response at 1-2 microM). Only bGH 96-133 and hGH 95-133 displaced [125I]hGH 95-133 binding from 3T3-F442A fibroblasts with a Kd between 60-120 nM. bGH, hGH, insulin and IGF-I were without effect on [125I]hGH 95-133 binding. bGH 96-133 and hGH 95-133 did not significantly inhibit [125I]hGH or [125I]IGF-I binding. These experiments indicate that GH containing peptides bGH 96-133 and hGH 95-133 have mitogenic and insulin-like activity without the adipogenic, anti-insulin or anti-mitogenic activity of bGH. These peptides have a specific binding site which appears to be distinct from the GH, insulin and IGF-I receptors.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sonenberg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guller
authors.forename: K Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Corin
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D017667:Adipocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone; D005947:Glucose