Endocrinology, Vol 136, 283-288, Copyright © 1995 by Endocrine Society

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Characterization of the mitogen-regulated protein (proliferin) receptor

JT Nelson, N Rosenzweig and M Nilsen-Hamilton
Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Iowa State University, Ames 50011.

Mitogen-regulated protein (MRP/PLF; also called proliferin) is a member of the PRL-GH family expressed by the placenta in mid-gestation. This report describes an MRP/PLF receptor in uterine membrane preparations from pregnant mice. Peak receptor activity occurred at 11 days of gestation with a dissociation constant of 6 x 10(-10) M and maximal binding capacity of 86 fmole MRP/PLF/mg membrane protein. PRL, PL-I, and mannose-6-phosphate did not compete for binding, and GH competed weakly only at high concentrations. Primary cells cultured from uteri taken at days 8-11 of gestation responded to MRP/PLF with increases in DNA synthesis. Uterine cells from later stages of gestation did not respond to MRP/PLF. This is the first reported evidence of a function mediated by MRP/PLF and suggests a role for this protein in maternal- fetal interactions during reproduction. Thus, it seems that MRP/PLF is a placentally derived growth factor, which stimulates proliferation in the uterus in a developmentally defined period to coordinate uterine growth with fetal development.

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