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H C Schaller1, S Druffel-Augustin, S Dübel.
Abstract
The neuropeptide head activator (HA) acts as an autocrine growth factor for the neural cell line NH15-CA2. Cell proliferation is increased in the presence of HA and inhibited by HA peptide-specific antisera. Stimulation of cellular proliferation is visible 2 h after HA application as an increase in cells in mitosis. HA has no direct effect on stimulating DNA synthesis. HA thus functions as a control signal in the G2/mitosis transition and not in the G1/S transition. Receptors for HA are present on small round cells in clusters of foci and not on cells with differentiated morphology, suggesting cell-cycle-dependent HA receptor expression.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2583101 PMCID: PMC401466 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1989.tb08492.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: EMBO J ISSN: 0261-4189 Impact factor: 11.598