Purification and Characterization of Hepatocyte Growth Factor from Injured Liver of Carbon Tetrachloride-Treated Rats

A hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-like substance that strongly stimulated DNA synthesis of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture was found to increase markedly in liver of rats treated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). This increase of HGF-like activity was time- and dose-dependent, and 36 h after...

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Published in:Journal of biochemistry (Tokyo) 1991-01, Vol.109 (1), p.8-13
Main Authors: Asami, Osamu, Ihara, Izumi, Shimidzu, Norihide, Shimizu, Shin, Tomita, Yumiko, Ichihara, Akira, Nakamura, Toshikazu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Carbon Tetrachloride
DNA - biosynthesis
Growth Substances - chemistry
Growth Substances - isolation & purification
Hepatocyte Growth Factor
In Vitro Techniques
liver
Liver - drug effects
Liver - injuries
Liver - metabolism
Molecular Sequence Data
Molecular Weight
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
RNA, Messenger - metabolism
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Summary:A hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)-like substance that strongly stimulated DNA synthesis of adult rat hepatocytes in primary culture was found to increase markedly in liver of rats treated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). This increase of HGF-like activity was time- and dose-dependent, and 36 h after a dose of CC14 of 0.2 ml per 100 g body weight the activity was about 20-times the normal level. The extent of induction of HGF-like factor correlated well with the extent of liver damage. The HGF-like factor was purified to homogeneity from the liver of CC14-treated rats by a four-step procedure. The purified HGF-like factor had a molecular weight of 82–85 kDa, as estimated by SDS-PAGE, and was a heterodimer composed of a large subunit of about 69 kDa and a small subunit of 34 kDa linked by disulfide bridges. This factor had similar biological and chemical properties to HGF purified from rat platelets. Moreover, the N-terminal amino acid sequence of its 34-kDa subunit was identical to that of the small subunit of rat HGF. These findings indicate that the HGF-like factor in damaged liver of CC14,-treated rats is HGF and that liver itself can produce HGF when injured.
ISSN:0021-924X
1756-2651
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a123357