ISSN:
0275-3723
Keywords:
phorbol ester prostaglandin F2α
;
(Na+ + K+)-ATPase
;
cell cycle activation
;
Chemistry
;
Molecular Cell Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Medicine
Notes:
The introduction of either PGF2α (10-7 M) or TPA (10-7 M) stimulated, ouabain-sensitive 86Rb+ influx at 30 min in postconfluent 3T3-4 mouse fibroblast cultures by 117% and 124%, respectively. Both TPA and PGF2α at these concentrations stimulated the incorporation of 3H-TdR into DNA. TPA had the greatest stimulatory effect, which was similar to that obtained with 10% fetal calf serum. In accord with the idea that modulation of membrane processes such as Na+/K+ pump activity in fibroblasts may reflect important events related to the initiation of DNA synthesis, it was observed that in both 3T3-4 and C3H-1 0T½ cells there were parallel increases in 3H-TdR incorporation and ouabain-sensitive 86Rb+ influxes with 10-7 M TPA, whereas PGF2α stimulated a significant increase in 3H-TdR incorporation in 3T3-4 but not C3H-10T½ cells and only marginal increases in ouabain-sensitive 86Rb+ influx in both. Therefore, although there appears to be a close correlation between Na+/K+ pump activation and subsequent S-phase entry following TPA stimulation, a similar correlation for PGF2α cannot be confirmed.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jsscb.1981.380150207
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