BETACELLULIN - A MITOGEN FROM PANCREATIC BETA-CELL TUMORS

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作者
SHING, Y
CHRISTOFORI, G
HANAHAN, D
ONO, Y
SASADA, R
IGARASHI, K
FOLKMAN, J
机构
[1] CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR, DEPT SURG, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[2] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT BIOL CHEM, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[3] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT SURG, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[4] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT ANAT & CELLULAR BIOL, BOSTON, MA 02115 USA
[5] UNIV CALIF SAN FRANCISCO, DEPT BIOCHEM & BIOPHYS, HORMONE RES INST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143 USA
[6] TAKEDA CHEM IND LTD, DIV CENT RES, BIOL RES LABS, OSAKA 532, JAPAN
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10.1126/science.8456283
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Betacellulin, a member of the epidermal growth factor family, has been identified in the conditioned medium of cell lines derived from mouse pancreatic beta cell tumors. Betacellulin is a 32-kilodalton glycoprotein that appears to be processed from a larger transmembrane precursor by proteolytic cleavage. The carboxyl-terminal domain of betacellulin has 50 percent sequence similarity with that of rat transforming growth factor alpha. Betacellulin is a potent mitogen for retinal pigment epithelial cells and vascular smooth muscle cells.
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