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. 1985 Sep;82(18):6138-42.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.18.6138.

Interaction of endothelial cell growth factor with heparin: characterization by receptor and antibody recognition

A B Schreiber, J Kenney, W J Kowalski, R Friesel, T Mehlman, T Maciag

Interaction of endothelial cell growth factor with heparin: characterization by receptor and antibody recognition

A B Schreiber et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Sep.

Abstract

Endothelial cell growth factor (ECGF) binds specifically in vitro to membrane receptors present on the surface of several cell types, including murine and human endothelial cells and fibroblasts. Monoclonal antibodies prepared against ECGF that inhibit the mitogenic activity of the growth factor prevent receptor occupancy by the ligand. Heparin interacts structurally with ECGF [Maciag, T., Mehlman, T., Friesel, R. & Schreiber, A. B. (1984) Science 225, 932-935], potentiates the mitogenic activity of the polypeptide, restores the biological activity to inactivate ECGF, enhances the affinity of the ligand to cell surface receptors, and modifies antibody recognition of ECGF. These data suggest that the association between heparin and ECGF induces a conformational change in the polypeptide that increases or stabilizes the biological activity of the mitogen.

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