Interactions of multiple heparin binding growth factors with neuropilin-1 and potentiation of the activity of fibroblast growth factor-2 |
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Authors: | West David C Rees Chris G Duchesne Laurence Patey Susannah J Terry Carla J Turnbull Jeremy E Delehedde Maryse Heegaard Christian W Allain Fabrice Vanpouille Christophe Ron Dina Fernig David G |
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Institution: | School of Biological Sciences, Biosciences Building, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, United Kingdom. |
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Abstract: | The hypothesis that neuropilin-1 (Npn-1) may interact with heparin-binding proteins other than vascular endothelial growth factor has been tested using an optical biosensor-based binding assay. The results show that fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 1, 2, 4, and 7, FGF receptor 1, hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF), FGF-binding protein, normal protease sensitive form of prion protein, antithrombin III, and Npn-1 itself are all able to interact with Npn-1 immobilized on the sensor surface. FGF-2, FGF-4, and HGF/SF are also shown to interact with Npn-1 in a solution assay. Moreover, these protein-protein interactions are dependent on the ionic strength of the medium and are inhibited by heparin, and the kinetics of binding of FGF-2, FGF-4 and HGF/SF to Npn-1 are characterized by fast association rate constants (270,000-1,600,000 m(-1) s(-1)). These results suggest that Npn-1 possesses a "heparin" mimetic site that is able to interact at least in part through ionic bonding with the heparin binding site on many of the proteins studied. Npn-1 was also found to potentiate the growth stimulatory activity of FGF-2 on human umbilical vein endothelial cells, indicating that Npn-1 may not just bind but also regulate the activity of heparin-binding proteins. |
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