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Assessment of polyamines in the control of cell growth and differentiation in cultured Friend erythroleukemia cells

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OSTI ID:5062652
Treatment of cultures of Friend murine erythroleukemia (FL) cells with ..cap alpha..-methylornithine (MO), an inhibitor of polyamine biosynthesis, caused increased ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) activity and decreased levels of putrescine and spermidine. ..cap alpha..-Methylornithine also inhibited cell growth and the dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)-induced terminal differentiation. Addition of putrescine abrogated these effects. 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), a potent inhibitor of DMSO-induced differentiation in these cells, did not itself effect ornithine decarboxylase activity. Neither MO nor TPA counteracted the other's action on cell growth and differentiation. These results suggest that: (1) alteration of polyamine levels, but not necessarily changes in ODC activity, may be involved in regulation of growth and differentiation of FL cells and (2) the effect of TPA on the inhibition of DMSO-induced differentiation in FL cells may not be directly mediated via polyamine biosynthesis.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
OSTI ID:
5062652
Report Number(s):
CONF-7808127-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English