title: Nuclear Translocation of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors in response to FGF-2.
abstract: Members of the FGF family of growth factors localize to the nuclei in a variety of different cell types. To determine whether FGF receptors are also present within nuclei and if this localization is regulated by FGFs, nuclei were prepared from quiescent and FGF-2-treated Swiss 3T3 fibroblasts and examined for the presence of FGF receptors by immunoblotting with an antibody produced against the extracellular domain of FGF receptor-1 (FGFR-1). Little or no FGFR-1 is detected in nuclei prepared from quiescent cells. When cells are treated with FGF-2, however, there is a time- and dose-dependent increase in the association of FGFR-1 immunoreactivity with the nucleus. In contrast, treatment with either EGF or 10% serum does not increase the association of FGFR-1 with the nucleus. When cell surface proteins are labeled with biotin, a biotinylated FGFR-1 is detected in the nuclear fraction prepared from FGF-2-treated, but not untreated, cells indicating that the nuclear-associated FGFR-1 immunoreactivity derives from the cell surface. The presence of FGFR-1 in the nuclei of FGF-2-treated cells was confirmed by immunostaining with a panel of different FGFR-1 antibodies, including one directed against the COOH-terminal domain of the protein. Fractionation of nuclei from FGF-2-treated cells indicates that nuclear FGFR-1 is localized to the nuclear matrix, suggesting that the receptor may play a role in regulating gene activity.
authors.affiliation: Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Maher
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D011817:Rabbits; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1; D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D017468:Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; C496348:FGFR1 protein, human; C496349:Fgfr1 protein, mouse; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases; D051496:Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1