Abstract
Using a polyclonal antibody against VGF, we examined the effects of various agents for its expression in PC12h cells. The results obtained were follows; 1) Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), forskolin, dibutyryl cyclic AMP (dbcAMP), and nerve growth factor (NGF) induced the VGF protein. 2) The induction of VGF protein by NGF was inhibited by methylthioadenosine (MTA), but its induction by bFGF was not. 3) The induction of VGF protein by NGF was blocked by staurosporine, but its induction by bFGF was not. These findings suggest that the induction of VGF by NGF is distinct from that by bFGF in terms of sensitivities to MTA and staurosporine.
MeSH terms
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Alkaloids / pharmacology
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Animals
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Bucladesine / pharmacology
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Colforsin / pharmacology
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Deoxyadenosines / pharmacology
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Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / pharmacology*
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Heparin / pharmacology
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Molecular Weight
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Nerve Growth Factors / pharmacology
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PC12 Cells
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Potassium Chloride / pharmacology
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Protein Biosynthesis*
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Protein Kinase C / antagonists & inhibitors
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Proteins / isolation & purification
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Signal Transduction*
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Staurosporine
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Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / pharmacology
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Thionucleosides / pharmacology
Substances
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Alkaloids
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Deoxyadenosines
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Nerve Growth Factors
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Proteins
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Thionucleosides
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Fibroblast Growth Factor 2
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Colforsin
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5'-methylthioadenosine
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Bucladesine
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Potassium Chloride
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Heparin
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Protein Kinase C
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Staurosporine
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Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate