Endocrinology, Vol 129, 527-533, Copyright © 1991 by Endocrine Society

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Up-regulation of vinculin expression in 3T3 preadipose cells by growth hormone

S Guller, RE Corin, K Yuan-Wu and M Sonenberg
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.

In an effort to define biochemical events relevant to the adipogenic action of GH, the effect of GH on expression of the cytoskeletal element vinculin was studied in 3T3-F442A preadipose cells. Results from Western blotting indicated that in serum-free medium 2 nM met-hGH induced an approximately 100% increase in vinculin expression relative to that in cells maintained in serum-free medium alone. GH-elicited alterations in vinculin expression were dose dependent. GH treatment elevated levels of tubulin to a lesser extent, whereas actin expression was unaffected by GH. Immunoprecipitation experiments revealed that GH treatment promoted a 200% increase in vinculin synthesis on day 4 relative to that in control cells. GH had no effect on phosphorylation of vinculin in 3T3-F442A cells. Based on Northern blotting, we noted that GH induced approximately a 200% increase in levels of vinculin mRNA on day 4. GH responsiveness as well as levels of vinculin were similar in 3T3-GI-16 (a highly adipogenic subclone of the 3T3-F442A cell) and 3T3-F442A cells. The GH-dependent increase in vinculin protein expression was not observed in nonadipogenic 3T3-C2 cells, suggesting that this effect of GH was related to the program of differentiation. Interestingly, levels of vinculin in nontreated 3T3-C2 cells were approximately 10-fold lower than levels in 3T3-F442A cells. GH-mediated alterations in vinculin expression in 3T3-F442A cells were abolished by treatment with fetal bovine serum, a potent mitogen. Our data indicate that increased expression of vinculin is a component of the GH-induced portion of the adipose differentiation program.

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