RGD Reference Report - Subcellular localization of (latent) transforming growth factor beta and the latent TGF-beta binding protein in rat hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells. - Rat Genome Database

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Subcellular localization of (latent) transforming growth factor beta and the latent TGF-beta binding protein in rat hepatocytes and hepatic stellate cells.

Authors: Roth-Eichhorn, S  Kuhl, K  Gressner, AM 
Citation: Roth-Eichhorn S, etal., Hepatology. 1998 Dec;28(6):1588-96.
RGD ID: 10412305
Pubmed: PMID:9828223   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1002/hep.510280619   (Journal Full-text)

Recently, the existence of the large latent transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) complex, consisting of TGF-beta, the N-terminal part of its precursor (latency-associated peptide [LAP]), and the latent TGF-beta binding protein (LTBP), was demonstrated in rat liver parenchymal cells (PC) and stellate cells (HSC). However, in contrast to HSC, in freshly isolated PC, no message of these proteins is detectable. This study was performed to investigate the subcellular distribution of the proteins forming the latent TGF-beta complex in PC and HSC from rat liver to obtain more information about their origin and potential intracellular functions. PC and HSC were isolated from rat liver by protease reperfusion and investigated for TGF-beta1,-2,-3, beta1-LAP, and LTBP-1 after cultivation using double-immunofluorescent staining, followed by high-resolution confocal microscopic analysis. Subcellular fractions obtained by standard differential centrifugation of rat liver homogenate were analyzed using a TGF-beta1 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blotting for beta1-LAP and LTBP-1. By confocal microscopy, a diffuse distribution of TGF-beta and LAP in the cytoplasm of PC is noticed, whereas the LTBP immunostaining predominates at plasma membranes. In PC, distinct intracellular granules were superimposed with TGF-beta, LAP, and LTBP stainings identified as lysosomal compartments and mitochondria by ELISA and immunoblotting of subcellular fractions. In HSC, stainings of colocalized TGF-beta, LAP, and LTBP are strongest in the perinuclear area, indicating synthesis and secretion via endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi, respectively. Partially, the proteins were also found in HSC nuclei. During the transformation of HSC to myofibroblasts, LAP and LTBP become strongly colocalized with other components of the cytoskeletal network like smooth muscle--actin, desmin, and talin. The results confirm biochemical data about the existence and expression of the large latent TGF-beta complex in PC and HSC, respectively. Baseline information is provided from which new hypotheses regarding intracellular functions of TGF-beta, LAP, and LTBP in liver parenchymal and stellate cells can be concluded.

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Cellular Component
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
perinuclear region of cytoplasm  IDA 10412305 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Ltbp1  (latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 1)


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