title: A novel recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor and its secretion.
abstract: Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) is a pleiotropic mitogen which plays an important role in cell growth, differentiation, migration, and survival in different cells and organ systems. Recently, several clinical applications for FGF-2 gene transfer are being evaluated in wound healing and collateral artery development to relieve myocardial and peripheral ischemia due to the ability of FGF-2 to regulate the growth and function of vascular cells. However, FGF-2 lacks a classical hydrophobic secretion signal peptide, the FGF-2 chimeras containing various signal sequences have been explored. In this study, a novel recombinant 4sFGF-2 was constructed by replacing nine residues from the amino-terminus of native FGF-2 (Met1 to Leu9) with eight amino acid residues of signal peptide of FGF-4 (Met1 to Ala8) to better increase the secretion level of FGF-2. When the recombinant FGF-2 gene, cloned into the expression vector with CMV promoter, was expressed in COS-7 cells, the recombinant 4sFGF-2 was highly secreted into the media. The secreted 4sFGF-2 showed the same biological activity as the native FGF-2 in the dose-response effects on DNA synthesis and cell growth of rat aortic smooth muscle cells (RASMCs) and NIH3T3 cells. The 4sFGF-2 also was able to activate MAPK as wild FGF-2 in RASMCs. These results indicate that a novel recombinant 4sFGF-2 may be useful as clinical applicability of angiogenic growth factor gene transfer.
authors: Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-752, Korea.
authors: Y D
authors: YD
authors: Sohn
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Lim
authors: K C
authors: KC
authors: Hwang
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Kwon
authors: H Y
authors: HY
authors: Park
authors: K H
authors: KH
authors: Chung
authors: S Y
authors: SY
authors: Cho
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Jang
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019556:COS Cells; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology; D051519:Fibroblast Growth Factor 4; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism; D014162:Transfection / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: C496445:FGF4 protein, human; C496446:Fgf4 protein, mouse; C496447:Fgf4 protein, rat; D051519:Fibroblast Growth Factor 4; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D004247:DNA