title: Identification of histone H2A.X as a growth factor secreted by an androgen-independent subline of mouse mammary carcinoma cells.
abstract: Shionogi carcinoma 115 (SC 115) cells and Chiba subline 2 (CS 2) cells are clones of an androgen-responsive mouse tumor cell line and its autonomous subline, respectively. We have shown previously that CS 2 cells produce a heparin-binding growth factor that stimulates the growth of SC 115 cells as well as the growth of themselves. In this study, a growth factor was purified from serum-free conditioned media of CS 2 cells cultured without testosterone. A heparin-binding fraction showed growth- promoting activity on SC 115 cells and BALB/3T3 cells. The amino acid sequence analysis revealed that the components were identical to histones H2A.1 and H2A.X. Since histone H2A purified from bovine thymus had almost no growth-promoting activity on SC115 cells, histone H2A.X was assumed to be a growth factor. cDNA of histone H2A.X was cloned from a library of CS 2 cells, and its sequence was confirmed. The expressed product of histone H2A.X cDNA in Escherichia coli showed remarkable stimulatory effects on growth of SC 115 cells cultured in the absence of testosterone. These results indicate that histone H2A.X is secreted from CS 2 cells cultured without testosterone and plays a role as a growth factor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Center for Biomedical Science, School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba 260, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watabe
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kuramochi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Inagaki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002999:Clone Cells; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004926:Escherichia coli; D005260:Female; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006493:Heparin / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000502:physiology; D014462:Ultrafiltration
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D006133:Growth Substances; D006657:Histones; D016376:Oligonucleotides, Antisense; D013739:Testosterone; D006493:Heparin