Negative growth regulation of SK-N-MC cells by bFGF defines a growth factor-sensitive point in G2

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Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) has been shown to induce growth inhibition of the neuroepithelioma cell line SK-N-MC. Here we show that this growth inhibition occurs in G2. We show that bFGF is active on these cells during S and early G2 phase. Therefore, this constitutes a rather unusual mechanism of growth inhibition, because it is generally believed that cells become refractory to extracellular signals after passage through the restriction point. We show that hFGF treatment inhibits Tyr-15 dephosphorylation of cdc2 and prevents activation of Cdc25C, similar to what is seen upon activation of the G2 DNA damage checkpoint. Interestingly, both DNA damage- and bFGF-induced effects on cdc2 phosphorylation are reverted by caffeine. To confirm the involvement of similar pathways induced by bFGF and DNA damage, we generated tetracycline-regulatable SKN-MC clones expressing Cdc25C-S216A. Expression of this Cdc25C mutant can revert the bFGF-induced effects on cdc2 phosphorylation and can rescue cells from the block in G2 imposed by bFGF. Taken together, these data define a growth factor-sensitive point in G2 that most likely involves regulation of Cdc25C phosphorylation.

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Smits, V. A. J., Van Peer, M. A., Essers, M. A. G., Klompmaker, R., Rijksen, G., & Medema, R. H. (2000). Negative growth regulation of SK-N-MC cells by bFGF defines a growth factor-sensitive point in G2. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275(25), 19375–19381. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M001764200

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