FGF-1 and FGF-2 require the cytosolic chaperone Hsp90 for translocation into the cytosol and the cell nucleus.
Similarly to many protein toxins, the growth factors fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF-1) and FGF-2 translocate from endosomes into the cytosol. It was recently found that certain toxins are dependent on cytosolic Hsp90 for efficient translocation across the endosomal membrane. We therefore investigated the requirement for Hsp90 in FGF translocation. We found that low concentrations of the specific Hsp90 inhibitors, geldanamycin and radicicol, completely blocked the translocation of FGF-1 and FGF-2 to the cytosol and the nucleus. The drugs did not interfere with the initial binding of FGF-1 to the growth factor receptors at the cell-surface or with the subsequent internalization of the growth factors into endosomes. The activation of known signaling cascades downstream of the growth factor receptors was also not affected by the drugs. The data indicate that the drugs block translocation from endosomes to the cytosol implying that Hsp90 is required for translocation of FGF-1 and FGF-2 across the endosomal membrane.
Wesche
Jørgen
J
Institute for Cancer Research at the Norwegian Radium Hospital, University of Oslo, Montebello, 0310 Oslo, Norway. jorgen.wesche@labmed.uio.no
Małecki
Jedrzej
J
Wiedłocha
Antoni
A
Skjerpen
Camilla Skiple
CS
Claus
Peter
P
Olsnes
Sjur
S
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D016227:Benzoquinones; D018841:HSP90 Heat-Shock Proteins; D047029:Lactams, Macrocyclic; D007783:Lactones; D018942:Macrolides; D011809:Quinones; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D016220:Fibroblast Growth Factor 1; C040929:bafilomycin A1; D006493:Heparin; D008985:Monensin; C035359:monorden; C001277:geldanamycin