TRANSFORMING GROWTH-FACTOR-BETA PRODUCTION AND RESPONSIVENESS IN NORMAL HUMAN MELANOCYTES AND MELANOMA-CELLS

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RODECK, U
BOSSLER, A
GRAEVEN, U
FOX, FE
NOWELL, PC
KNABBE, C
KARI, C
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[1] UNIV PENN, DEPT PATHOL & LAB MED, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104 USA
[2] UKE, MED CLIN, DEPT CLIN CHEM, D-20246 HAMBURG, GERMANY
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Previous studies have shown that some human melanoma cells express transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) mRNA and are growth inhibited by exogenous TGF-beta, suggesting a possible negative autocrine role for this melanoma-derived growth factor. To better understand the role of endogenous TGF-beta in the development of melanoma, we investigated patterns of TGF-beta protein production and responsiveness of human melanoma cells as compared to normal melanocytes. Both cultured melanoma cells and normal melanocytes secreted biologically inactive, latent TGF-beta protein which, upon acid treatment, became biologically active. In melanoma cells, TGF-beta production occurred constitutively, i.e., in the absence of exogenous polypeptide growth factors. By contrast, in melanocytes, TGF-beta production depended on stimulation by exogenous growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor I. Exogenous, bioactive TGF-beta1 at picomolar concentrations inhibited tritiated thymidine uptake of normal melanocytes, whereas melanoma cells demonstrated various degrees of resistance to TGF-beta-induced inhibition of DNA synthesis. Five of six cell lines were less sensitive than any of the melanocyte lines tested, and one cell line was completely resistant to inhibitory effects of TGF-beta on DNA synthesis. In vivo selection of melanoma cells for metastatic ability in athymic mice produced a variant cell line that was resistant to TGF-beta1-induced inhibition of DNA synthesis and proliferation. Development of TGF-beta resistance in the variant cell line was not associated with changes in TGF-beta cell surface binding. Stable transfection of melanocytes with a plasmid expressing the Simian Virus 40 large T-antigen rendered these cells resistant to growth inhibition by TGF-beta, suggesting that TGF-beta inhibits melanoma/melanocyte growth via interaction with Simian Virus 40 large T-antigen-responsive transcription elements.
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