title: Effect of growth factor on GTPase-activating protein (Ras GAP) in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
abstract: GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs) stimulate the hydrolysis of GTP bound to small G-proteins and regulate the signal transduction pathway. Changes in the expression of p21-Ras p120-GAP induced by growth factor treatment were examined in cultured Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) and human choriocarcinoma (BeWo) cells. Expression of p120-GAP and GAP activity were measured. Fetal bovine serum induced a significant increased level of GAP in CHO cells, but did not increase GAP in BeWo cells. The results suggest that growth factors affect Ras GAP expression in CHO cells, while they do not in other cells such as BeWo cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Perinatal and Maternal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umekage
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Namima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomiyama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells; D006224:Cricetinae; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D005312:Fetal Blood; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins
chemical_list: D020690:GTPase-Activating Proteins; D006133:Growth Substances; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D020703:ras GTPase-Activating Proteins; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D020558:GTP Phosphohydrolases; C501009:HRAS protein, human; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)