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The Journal of Neuroscience, January 1, 2001, 21(1):18-26

Nerve Growth Factor, But Not Epidermal Growth Factor, Increases Fra-2 Expression and Alters Fra-2/JunD Binding to AP-1 and CREB Binding Elements in Pheochromocytoma (PC12) Cells

Valerie Boss¹, John D. Roback², Andrew N. Young², Linda J. Roback², Daniela M. Vogt Weisenhorn², Rafael Medina-Flores², and Bruce H. Wainer²

Departments of ¹ Pharmacology and ² Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30329

In pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells nerve growth factor (NGF) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) activate similar receptor tyrosine kinase signaling pathways but evoke strikingly different biological outcomes: NGF induces differentiation and EGF acts as a mitogen. A novel approach was developed for identifying transcription factor activities associated with NGF-activated, but not EGF-activated, signaling, using random oligonucleotide clones from a DNA recognition library to isolate specific DNA binding proteins from PC12 nuclear extracts. A protein complex from NGF-treated, but not EGF-treated, cells was identified that exhibits increased mobility and DNA binding activity in gel mobility shift assays. The binding complex was identified in supershift assays as Fra-2/JunD. The clones used as probes contain either AP-1 or cAMP response element binding (CREB) recognition elements. Time course experiments revealed further differences in NGF and EGF signaling in PC12 cells. NGF elicits a more delayed and sustained ERK phosphorylation than EGF, consistent with previous reports. Both growth factors transiently induce c-fos, but NGF evokes a greater response than EGF. NGF specifically increases Fra-1 and Fra-2 levels at 4 and 24 hr. The latter is represented in Western blots by bands in the 40-46 kDa range. NGF, but not EGF, enhances the upper bands, corresponding to phosphorylated Fra-2. These findings suggest that prolonged alterations in Fra-2 and subsequent increases in Fra-2/JunD binding to AP-1 and CREB response elements common among many gene promoters could serve to trigger broadly an NGF-specific program of gene expression.

Key words: nerve growth factor; epidermal growth factor; differentiation; transcription factor; Fra-2; PC-12

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