title: Receptor specificity of the fibroblast growth factor family.
abstract: Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are essential molecules for mammalian development. The nine known FGF ligands and the four signaling FGF receptors (and their alternatively spliced variants) are expressed in specific spatial and temporal patterns. The activity of this signaling pathway is regulated by ligand binding specificity, heparan sulfate proteoglycans, and the differential signaling capacity of individual FGF receptors. To determine potentially relevant ligand-receptor pairs we have engineered mitogenically responsive cell lines expressing the major splice variants of all the known FGF receptors. We have assayed the mitogenic activity of the nine known FGF ligands on these cell lines. These studies demonstrate that FGF 1 is the only FGF that can activate all FGF receptor splice variants. Using FGF 1 as an internal standard we have determined the relative activity of all the other members of the FGF family. These data should serve as a biochemical foundation for determining developmental, physiological, and pathophysiological processes that involve FGF signaling pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ornitz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Colvin
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: McEwen
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: MacArthur
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Coulier
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008024:Ligands; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3; D051499:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; C496348:FGFR1 protein, human; C496353:FGFR2 protein, human; C496365:FGFR3 protein, human; C496371:FGFR4 protein, human; C496349:Fgfr1 protein, mouse; C496354:Fgfr2 protein, mouse; C496366:Fgfr3 protein, mouse; C496372:Fgfr4 protein, mouse; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; D051497:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2; D051498:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3; D051499:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4