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Iris-derived melanocytes contain a growth factor that resembles basic fibroblast growth factor.

J Plouet1, D Gospodarowicz

  • 1University of California Medical Centre, Cancer Research Institute, San Francisco 94143.

Experimental Eye Research
|November 1, 1990
PubMed
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A novel growth factor from bovine iris melanocytes was identified as closely related to basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). This finding suggests a potential role for melanocyte-derived bFGF in melanoma development.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Melanocytes are pigment-producing cells with the potential for malignant transformation into melanoma.
  • Growth factors play crucial roles in cell proliferation and differentiation.
  • Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a known potent mitogen involved in various cellular processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To purify and characterize a melanocyte growth stimulating factor from bovine iris melanocytes.
  • To determine the relationship between this factor and known growth factors, particularly bFGF.
  • To investigate the potential involvement of melanocyte-derived bFGF in melanoma pathogenesis.

Main Methods:

  • Purification of the growth factor using heparin-Sepharose affinity chromatography.

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  • Radioimmunoassays and radioreceptor assays to assess cross-reactivity with bFGF.
  • Functional assays using neutralizing bFGF antibodies to block cell proliferation.

    • Main Results:

    • A melanocyte growth stimulating factor was successfully purified from bovine iris melanocytes.
    • The purified factor demonstrated close relatedness to basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF).
    • Neutralizing bFGF antibodies effectively inhibited cell proliferation induced by the melanocyte-derived factor, confirming its bFGF-like nature.

    Conclusions:

    • The melanocyte growth stimulating factor from bovine iris melanocytes is closely related to basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF).
    • Melanocytes express bFGF transcripts, suggesting endogenous production of bFGF.
    • Uncontrolled expression of melanocyte-derived bFGF may contribute to the malignant transformation of melanocytes into melanoma.