| Literature DB >> 8343172 |
H Matsumoto1, Y Ishibashi, T Ohtaki, Y Hasegawa, C Koyama, K Inoue.
Abstract
A mouse folliculo-stellate cell (FS cell) line, TtT/GF, was found to secrete a potent survival factor influencing a somatotropic cell line (MtT/S) in serum-free medium. A three-step chromatography purification procedure using heparin-affinity chromatography, anion-exchange chromatography and gel-filtration chromatography revealed that the factor was a 27 kDa protein. Amino-terminal sequence analysis showed that the N-terminal 20 amino acids of the 27 kDa protein corresponded to those of human tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-II (TIMP-II). These results indicate that FS cells secrete TIMP-II, which probably protects the composition of the extracellular matrix and acts as a cell survival factor for endocrine cells in the anterior pituitary gland.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8343172 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1993.1907
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575