The fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) agonist FGF1 and the neural cell adhesion molecule-derived peptide FGL activate FGFR substrate 2α differently
✍ Scribed by Yongshuo Chen; Shizhong Li; Vladimir Berezin; Elisabeth Bock
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 686 KB
- Volume
- 88
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-4012
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Activation of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors (FGFRs) both by FGFs and by the neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) is crucial in the development and function of the nervous system. We found that FGFR substrate 2α (FRS2α), Src homologous and collagen A (ShcA), and phospholipase‐Cγ (PLCγ) were all required for neurite outgrowth from cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs) induced by FGF1 and FGL (an NCAM‐derived peptide agonist of FGFR1). Like FGF1, FGL induced tyrosine phosphorylation of FGFR1, FRS2α, ShcA, and PLCγ in a time‐ and dose‐dependent manner. However, the activation of FRS2α by FGL was significantly lower than the activation by FGF1, indicating a differential signaling profile induced by NCAM compared with the cognate growth factor. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.