Endocrinology, Vol 136, 4293-4297, Copyright © 1995 by Endocrine Society

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Bone morphogenetic protein-9 binds to liver cells and stimulates proliferation

JJ Song, AJ Celeste, FM Kong, RL Jirtle, V Rosen and RS Thies
Genetics Institute, Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140, USA.

A new member of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta superfamily, BMP-9, has recently been identified and shown to be expressed in the developing mouse liver. This report demonstrates that human HepG2 liver tumor cells bind recombinant human BMP-9 (rhBMP-9) with high affinity. Cross-linking analysis indicates that HepG2 cells express two BMP-9 receptors of approximately 54 and 80 kilodaltons, similar in size to the Type I and Type II receptors reported by others for TGF-beta and BMP-4. However, cross-competition experiments demonstrate that the BMP- 9 receptors on HepG2 cells do not bind other BMPs or TGF-beta s, indicating that these are novel receptors with binding specificity for BMP-9. In functional studies, rhBMP-9 stimulates HepG2 cell proliferation as indicated by [3H]thymidine incorporation and cell counting assays. A proliferative effect of rh-BMP-9 was also observed on primary rat hepatocytes. In contrast, TGF-beta had no effect on HepG2 cell proliferation and inhibited proliferation in primary hepatocytes. These results suggest that BMP-9, acting through a novel set of receptors, may play a regulatory role in hepatic growth and function.

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