Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol 37, 2326-2334, Copyright © 1996 by Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology

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Fibroblast growth factor 2 uses distinct signaling pathways for cell proliferation and cell shape changes in corneal endothelial cells

X Gu, GJ Seong, YG Lee and EP Kay
Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.

PURPOSE: Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) is not only a potent mitogen, it is a modulator for corneal endothelial cells. To define how the modulation activities of FGF-2 are mediated, we used pharmacologic inhibitors to examine the association of phospholipase C-gamma 1 (PLC- gamma) with FGF receptor or with cytoskeleton. METHODS: Cell proliferation was determined either by the incorporation of 3H- thymidine into DNA or by counting cell numbers in the absence or presence of the inhibitors. The protein expression was analyzed by immunoprecipitation and immunoblot analysis. Cell shape change was determined by phase-contrast microscopy. RESULTS: FGF-2 stimulated DNA synthesis, whereas genistein inhibited the FGF-2-mediated cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner, regardless of the concentration of FGF-2. The PLC-gamma 1 specific antisense oligonucleotide primer was able to inhibit cell proliferation by 25% in the absence of FGF-2; however, the antisense primer was not able to override the action of FGF-2. Fibroblast growth factor receptor was phosphorylated on treatment of the cells with FGF-2; however, 24-hour treatment with the growth factor significantly reduced phosphorylation of the receptor. Phospholipase C gamma 1 appears to be abundant in cytoplasm in the absence and presence of FGF-2, and a minor portion of the molecule is translocated to membrane after treatment with FGF-2; genistein inhibited the translocation. When the cytoskeleton fraction of the normal and the modulated corneal endothelial cells was immunoprecipitated with PLC-gamma 1 antibodies, PLC-gamma 1, actin, and vinculin were coprecipitated in both cell cultures. Phospholipase C gamma 1 associated with cytoskeleton was phosphorylated on treatment of the cells with FGF-2. In the presence of FGF-2 of the modulated cells, cytochalasin B, which did not revert the modulated cell morphology, abolished the association of PLC-gamma 1 with actin and vinculin; colchicine, which did revert the modulated cell shape to the polygonal shape, did not block the association of these three molecules. Interestingly, colchicine slightly enhanced the stimulatory effect of FGF-2 on corneal endothelial proliferation in contrast to the effect of cytochalasin B, which slightly decreased the FGF-2 action on cell proliferation. CONCLUSIONS: The association of PLC-gamma 1 with cytoskeleton plays a role in cell proliferation, whereas the association of PLC-gamma 1 with actin and vinculin has no effect on cell shape changes. These findings indicate that FGF-2 appears to use distinct signaling pathways for cell proliferation and cell shape changes in corneal endothelial cells.

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