| Literature DB >> 2832728 |
R Sasada1, T Kurokawa, M Iwane, K Igarashi.
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The expression of human basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) cDNA in mouse BALB/c 3T3 clone A31 cells induced morphological transformation. These transformed cells grew well and reached more than a sixfold-higher saturation density than parental A31 cells even in serum-free medium. They were able to form colonies in soft agar. The phenotypic alteration in the transformed cells was reversed by the addition of anti-human bFGF antibodies to the medium. These results suggest that the cellular transformation mediated by bFGF is caused by autocrine stimulation with secreted bFGF molecules.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2832728 PMCID: PMC363184 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.8.2.588-594.1988
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Biol ISSN: 0270-7306 Impact factor: 4.272