title: Differential regulation of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor-1 mRNA and protein by two molecular forms of basic FGF. Modulation of FGFR-1 mRNA stability.
abstract: To evaluate possible functional differences between basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 2 isoforms we analyzed the effects of the 18-kDa FGF-2 which mainly localizes in the cytosol and that of the nuclear-targeted 22.5-kDa form on FGF receptors (FGFR) expression. These peptides were expressed at low amounts through a retroviral-infection system. Point mutated FGF-2 cDNAs under the control of the beta-actin promoter were used to infect a pancreatic cell line (AR4 2J) which does not produce FGF-2. Saturation and competition binding studies with 125I-FGF-2 revealed a 3-fold increase in both high and low affinity receptors in cells expressing the 22.5-kDa form and a 2-fold increase only in the high affinity receptors in cells producing the 18-kDa form. Kd values and molecular weights of the high affinity receptors were unaffected. Increasing cell densities or cell treatment with exogenous FGF-2 resulted in FGFR down-regulation as in control cells. Neutralizing anti-FGF-2 antibodies and suramin did not affect receptor density in control and in cells producing the 22.5-kDa form but further increased by 60 and 80%, respectively, the receptor level in cells synthesizing the 18-kDa form. These data suggest the involvement of the intracellular stored FGF-2 in FGFR up-regulation. Although all cells expressed FGFR-1, -2, and -3 mRNA only the FGFR-1 transcript was found increased, 6-fold in 22.5-kDa expressing cells and 3-fold in cell producing the shortest secreted isoform. The increase in FGFR-1 mRNA levels in the 22.5-kDa expressing cells was due to enhanced stability of the transcript. Confocal microscopy detected the presence of FGFR-1 at the cell surface whereas secretory isoforms of the receptor were not observed. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction did not reveal significant differences in the expression of FGFR-1 variants. In the 22.5-kDa expressing cells exogenous FGF-2 evoked a stronger translocation of the calcium-phospholipid-dependent PKC. These results indicate that the transfected FGF-2 isoforms up-regulated FGFR-1 mRNA and protein. The 22.5-kDa form acted by increasing FGFR-1 mRNA stability enhancing cell responses to exogenous FGF-2.
authors.affiliation: INSERM U.151, CHU Rangueil, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estival
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Monzat
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miquel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gaubert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hollande
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Korc
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vaysse
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Clemente
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002460:Cell Line; D017931:DNA Primers; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D017354:Point Mutation; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D013498:Suramin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000187:drug effects; D014162:Transfection; D015854:Up-Regulation
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D013498:Suramin; C496348:FGFR1 protein, human; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; D011493:Protein Kinase C