• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.542-549
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• 1995

The effect of extraceflular matrix (ECM) protein on the neuronai differentiation of SI(-N-SH and IMR-32 human neuroblastoma cell lines was examined. When ceils were cultured on the laminin/collagen coated plate for 7 days, the extensive neurite outgrowth was observed In IMR-32. To address the reason why IMR-32 cell llne did not respond to ECM proteins, the ECM mediated early signalling mechanisms were analysed in both SK-N-SH and IMR-32. When cells were plated on the laminin/collagen coated plates, tyrosine phosphorylated proteins were Increased within an hour In both of these cells. Moreover, the foaal adhesion IlInase (FAK) was tyrosine phosphorylated in both of these two cell lines. These results suggest that the ECM mediated early signalling mechanism was normal in IMR-32 cell line. The expression of both NSE and Bcl-2 was increased by ECM treatment in SK-N-SH. However, these components were not changed by ECM In IMR 32 cells to ECM component Is likely due to the abnomality of the transcriptional regulation mechanism which Is responsible for the neuronal differentiation.