The myeloid 32D cell line, which grows in suspension and does not express FGF receptors or heparan sulfate proteoglycans, was transfected with the cDNA encoding FGF receptor-1 (32D-flg cells). When co-cultured with glutaraldehyde-fixed Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, the 32D-flg cells remained in suspension in the absence of FGF-2 but attached to the CHO monolayer in the presence of 10 ng/ml FGF-2. In contrast, 32D cells transfected with the vector alone did not attach to the CHO monolayer in the presence of FGF-2. FGF-2-dependent attachment of 32D-flg cells was prevented by inclusion of 10 µg/ml heparin in the incubation medium and was diminished when CHO mutants in glycosaminoglycan synthesis or wild-type CHO cells treated with heparinase were used, indicating that the attachment occurred through FGF-2 interactions with heparan sulfates on the CHO cells. Attachment of 32D-flg cells to wild-type CHO cells was half-maximal at 0.4 ng/ml FGF-2 and was also observed with FGF-1 but not FGF-4. 32D-flg cells also attached to living CHO cells in a FGF-2-dependent manner, but attachment was transient at 37 °C. Induction of new proteins was not required for FGF-2-dependent attachment, since attachment occurred when the co-cultures were incubated at 4 °C and when the 32D-flg cells were preincubated with cycloheximide. FGF-2-dependent attachment of 32D-flg cells was also observed with Balb/C 3T3, NIH 3T3, and bovine capillary endothelial cells. We conclude that attachment is due to FGF-2 binding simultaneously to receptors on the 32D-flg cells and heparan sulfates on the CHO monolayers; thus, the FGF-2 acts as a bridge between receptorexpressing cells and heparan sulfate-bearing cells. In addition, induction of DNA synthesis in 32D-flg cells in response to FGF-2 was potentiated by the CHO-associated heparan sulfates to the same extent as by soluble heparin, indicating that this interaction has functional significance.

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