title: The interferon (IFN)-induced GTPase, mGBP-2. Role in IFN-gamma-induced murine fibroblast proliferation.
abstract: To investigate the function of mGBP-2, a member of the interferon (IFN)-induced guanylate-binding protein family of GTPases, NIH 3T3 fibroblasts were generated that constitutively expressed mGBP-2. mGBP-2 induced a faster growth rate, with the highest expressing clones showing approximately a 50% reduction in doubling time. mGBP-2-expressing cells also grew to higher density and exhibited partial loss of contact growth inhibition, as evidenced by the formation of foci in post-confluent cultures. In addition, mGBP-2-expressing cells showed decreased dependence on serum-derived growth factors. However, they did not lose the requirement for anchorage-dependent growth. Finally, NIH 3T3 cells expressing mGBP-2 formed tumors in athymic mice. An mGBP-2 protein carrying a point mutation (S52N) that reduced GTP binding failed to produce these phenotypes when expressed at the same levels as wild type. The additional finding that IFN-gamma treatment of NIH 3T3 cells resulted in an increase in proliferation similar to that observed for mGBP-2 in the absence of other IFN-induced proteins suggests that mGBP-2 may indeed be important for these growth changes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Victoria Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Gorbacheva
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lindner
authors.forename: Ganes C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Deborah J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Vestal
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells; D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D017931:DNA Primers; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics*; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000187:drug effects; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000494:pharmacology; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016899:Interferon-beta; D007371:Interferon-gamma; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; C452200:Gbp2 protein, mouse