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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 56, 1003-1008, Copyright © 1983 by Endocrine Society

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Demonstration that a human hepatoma cell line produces a specific insulin-like growth factor carrier protein

AC Moses, AJ Freinkel, BB Knowles and DP Aden

Insulin-like growth factors (IGF's) circulate in blood complexed to specific carrier proteins. The BRL 3A and BRL 3A2 rat liver cell lines secrete a 30,000-50,000 mol wt IGF carrier protein. Since the liver parenchymal cell is a likely source of IGF carrier protein synthesis, we have evaluated medium conditioned by three human hepatocellular carcinoma- or hepatoblastoma-derived cell lines for the presence of IGF carrier protein. The HEP G2 and the HEP 3B, but not the PLC/PRF/5, cell lines secrete a specific IGF carrier protein(s) into serum-free medium. This carrier protein is specific for IGF molecules. Multiplication- stimulating activity, IGF I, and IGF II were equipotent in competing for the binding of [125I]multiplication-stimulating activity to HEP G2 medium. The HEP G2 IGF carrier protein is trypsin sensitive, acid stabile, and does not contain a glycoprotein moiety. It has a molecular size of 30,000-50,000, as assessed by Sephadex G-200 gel filtration. These studies suggest that the HEP G2 cell line is a useful model to study the synthesis and secretion of human IGF carrier protein.


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