Studies on the mitogenic effect of transferrin by membrane signal transduction |
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Authors: | LEUNG TM PL LIM TT LOH |
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Affiliation: | LEUNG TM,PL LIM and TT LOHDepartment of Physiology and Department of Microbiology,Medical Faculty,University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong |
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Abstract: | One of the earliest events leading to cell activation and growth is the hydrolysis of inositol phospholipids producing various membrane signals induced by an interaction between growth factors or hormones with their respective receptors on the cell membrane [1]. To demonstrate the mitogenio action of transferrin, our results show that an addition of transferrin to "serum-deprived" rat hepatoma cells produced a rapid but transient rise in inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate (IP3) level, and at the same time, an increased intraoellular Oa2 activity and a oytoplasmic alkalinization were observed. These signal transduo-tions further lend support to the mitogenic nature of transferrin. In addition, a possible link between the receptor-mediated endocytosis of transferrin with the generation of intraoellular signals is discussed herewith. |
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Keywords: | Transferrin membrane signal cell activation insitol triphosphate calcium ion flux. |
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