Psoralens potentiate ultraviolet light-induced inhibition of epidermal growth factor binding
The psoralens, when activated by ultraviolet light of 320-400 nm (UVA light), are potent modulators of epidermal cell growth and differentiation. Previously, we reported that, in mammalian cells, these compounds bind to specific saturable high-affinity cellular receptor sites. In the present studies, we demonstrate that binding of psoralens to their receptors followed by UVA light activation is associated with inhibition of epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor binding. Inhibition of EGF binding, which required UVA light, was rapid and dependent on the dose of UVA light (0.5-2.0 J/cm2), as well as the concentration of psoralens (10 nM to 1 microM). Higher doses of UVA light (2.0-6.0 J/cm2) by themselves were also inhibitory, indicating that psoralens potentiate the UVA-induced inhibition of EGF binding. A number of biologically active analogs of psoralen, including 8-methoxypsoralen, 5-methoxypsoralen, and 4,5',8-trimethylpsoralen, when activated by UVA light, were found to be inhibitors of binding. Inhibition of EGF binding by psoralens was observed in a variety of human and mouse cell culture lines known to possess psoralen receptors. In the epidermal-derived line PAM 212, at least two populations of receptors with different affinities for EGF were found. Psoralens and UVA light selectively inhibited binding to the higher-affinity EGF receptors, an effect analogous to that of the phorbol ester tumor promoters. As observed with phorbol esters, photoactivated psoralens appeared to inhibit EGF binding by an indirect mechanism. These data demonstrate that the psoralens and UVA light have direct biological effects on cell-surface membranes. Since EGF is a growth-regulatory peptide, the ability of psoralens and UVA light to inhibit EGF binding may underlie the biologic effects of these agents in the skin.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway
- OSTI ID:
- 6962527
- Journal Information:
- Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.; (United States) Vol. 21; ISSN PNASA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMAL CELLS
ANIMAL TISSUES
ANTICOAGULANTS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BODY
CARCINOGENS
CHEMICAL BONDS
COUMARINS
DRUGS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EPIDERMIS
EPITHELIUM
ESTERS
GROWTH
HEMATOLOGIC AGENTS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HORMONES
INHIBITION
MEMBRANE PROTEINS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PHORBOL ESTERS
PROTEINS
PSORALEN
RADIATIONS
RECEPTORS
SKIN
TISSUES
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION