Alpha 2-macroglobulin is an astroglia-derived neurite-promoting factor for cultured neurons from rat central nervous system.

Abstract:

:The neurite promoting factors in the astroglial conditioned medium (As-CM) were characterized by using primary cultures of embryonic rat neocortical neurons. The factors in the As-CM bind to lectins such as wheat germ agglutinin (WGA), suggesting that they contain sugar moieties. When the WGA-bound fractions were applied on a Superose 6 column, the activity was recovered mainly in two fractions, peak I and peak II. The peak II fraction was further purified by Mono Q anion exchange chromatography. A single protein band of 180 kDa was detected in the final Mono Q fraction by sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight coincided with that of alpha 2-macroglobulin (alpha 2M). Western blotting showed that the single protein band was reacted with anti-alpha 2M antibody but not with anti-fibronectin and anti-laminin antisera. The neurite-promoting activity of the Mono Q fraction was inhibited by anti-alpha 2M antibody. Furthermore, commercially available alpha 2M also promotes neurite outgrowth in our assay system. These results strongly suggested that alpha 2M is one of the neurite-promoting factors in the As-CM.

journal_name

Brain Res

journal_title

Brain research

authors

Mori T,Iijima N,Kitabatake K,Kohsaka S

doi

10.1016/0006-8993(90)91059-p

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-09-10 00:00:00

pages

55-61

issue

1

eissn

0006-8993

issn

1872-6240

pii

0006-8993(90)91059-P

journal_volume

527

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