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Enhanced incorporation of radioactive inorganic phosphate into phospholipids of HeLa cells by tumor promoters

Journal Article · · Carcinogenesis (N.Y.); (United States)
Teleocidin, a new tumor promoter, increased incorporation of radioactive inorganic phosphate (/sup 32/P/sub i/) into phospholipids in HeLa cells. This effect was detected within 1 h on incubation of the cells in medium containing teleocidin. The half-maximum effective dose of teleocidin was approximately 10 ng/ml. The main effect of teleocidin was on the incorporation of /sup 32/P/sub i/ into the phosphatidylcholine fraction, with a lesser effect on /sup 32/P/sub i/ incorporation into other phospholipid fractions. Increased incorporation of /sup 32/P/sub i/ into phospholipids was also observed on incubation of the cells with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), dihydroteleocidin B, or lyngbyatoxin A, which are all complete tumor promoters, and also with mezerein, which is an incomplete and second stage promoter. On the other hand, at concentrations of up to 1 microgram/ml, 4-O-methyl TPA and C/sub a//sup 2/+ ionophore A23187, which are incomplete and first stage promoters, and phorbol, which has no promoting activity in skin carcinogenesis, did not cause any increased incorporation of /sup 32/P/sub i/ into phospholipid fractions of HeLa cells.
Research Organization:
National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan
OSTI ID:
5999249
Journal Information:
Carcinogenesis (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: Carcinogenesis (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 4:1; ISSN CRNGD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English