MITOGENIC ACTIVITY OF PROCATHEPSIN-D PURIFIED FROM CONDITIONED MEDIUM OF BREAST-CANCER CELLS BY AFFINITY-CHROMATOGRAPHY ON PEPSTATINYL AGAROSE

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STEWART, AJ [1 ]
PIGGOTT, NH [1 ]
MAY, FEB [1 ]
WESTLEY, BR [1 ]
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[1] ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRM,DEPT PATHOL,NEWCASTLE TYNE NE1 4LP,TYNE & WEAR,ENGLAND
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英国惠康基金;
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10.1002/ijc.2910570518
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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100214 ;
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A simple procedure for the affinity purification of procathepsin D from tissue culture medium conditioned by breast-cancer cells is described. This procedure yielded 2 mu g of procathepsin D/100 ml medium. The procathepsin D was approximately 95% pure as judged by silver staining of polyacrylamide gels, the major contaminant being mature cathepsin D. The ability of procapthesin D to stimulate the proliferation of oestrogen-responsive MCF-7 breast cancer cells was determined. The purified procapthesin D had no mitogenic effect alone or in combination with oestradiol or other growth factors. These data suggest that procapthesin D does not act as an oestrogen-regulated autocrine growth factor for malignant breast epithelial calls. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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