Structural modification of fibroblast growth factor-binding heparan sulfate at a determinative stage of neural development
- Author(s)
- Brickman, YG; Ford, MD; Gallagher, JT; Nurcombe, V; Bartlett, PF; Turnbull, JE;
- Details
- Publication Year 1998-02-20,Volume 273,Issue #8,Page 4350-4359
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
- Publication Type
- Journal Article
- Abstract
- Heparan sulfate (HS) glycosaminoglycans are essential modulators of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) activity and appear to act by coupling particular forms of FGF to appropriate FGF receptors, During neural development, one particular HS proteoglycan is able to rapidly switch its potentiating activity from FGF-2, as neural precursor cell proliferation occurs, to FGF-1, as neuronal differentiation occurs, Using various analytical techniques, including chemical and enzymatic cleavage, low pressure chromatography, and strong anion-exchange high performance Liquid chromatography, we have analyzed the different HSs expressed during these crucial developmental stages, There are distinct alterations in patterns of 6-O-sulfation, total chain length, and the number of sulfated domains of the HS from the more mature embryonic brain, These changes correlate with a switch in the ability of the HS to potentiate the actions of FGF-1 in triggering: cell differentiation It thus appears that each HS pool is designed to function in the modulation of an intricate interaction with a specific growth factor and its cognate receptor, and suggests tightly regulated expression of specific, bioactive disaccharide sequences, The data can be used to construct a simple model of controlled variations in HS chain structure which have functional consequences at a crucial stage of neuronal maturation.
- Publisher
- AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
- Keywords
- IDURONATE 2-SULFATE RESIDUES; FACTOR RECEPTOR; MOLECULAR-ORGANIZATION; PRECURSOR CELLS; FINE-STRUCTURE; HIGH-AFFINITY; FGF-2; PROTEOGLYCANS; SEQUENCE; DEPOLYMERIZATION
- Publisher's Version
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.273.8.4350
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Creation Date: 1998-02-20 12:00:00