Growth factor-like effects of placental alkaline phosphatase in human fetus and mouse embryo fibroblasts.
Human placental alkaline phosphatase (PALP) is synthesized in the placenta during pregnancy and is also expressed in many cancer patients; however, its physiological role is unknown. Here we show that in human fetus fibroblasts as well as normal and H-ras-transformed mouse embryo fibroblasts PALP stimulates DNA synthesis and cell proliferation in synergism with insulin, zinc and calcium. The mitogenic effects of PALP are associated with the activation of c-Raf-1, p42/p44 mitogen-activated protein kinases, p70 S6 kinase, Akt/PKB kinase and phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase. The results suggest that in vivo PALP may promote fetus development as well as the growth of cancer cells which express oncogenic Ras.
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The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota, 801 16th Avenue NE, Austin, MN 55912, USA.
Mukherjee
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Crilly
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D016475:3T3 Cells; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002455:Cell Division; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D011905:Genes, ras; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D010920:Placenta / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism
D058851:GPI-Linked Proteins; D006133:Growth Substances; D007328:Insulin; D007527:Isoenzymes; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; C019839:alkaline phosphatase, placental; D002118:Calcium