Alpha-methyl ornithine, a potent competitive inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, blocks proliferation of rat hepatoma cells in culture.
AUTOR(ES)
Mamont, P S
RESUMO
A biphasic increase of putrescine concentration occurs in rat hepatoma tissue culture cells induced to proliferate. DL-alpha-Methyl ornithine, a competitive inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase ( L-ornithine carboxylyase, EC 4.1.1.7) of hepatoma tissue culture cells, blocks the usual increases of putrescine and spermidine concentrations in these cells, and causes a rapid fall in the levels of putrescine which is followed by a striking decrease of spermidine.In parallel with the depletion of these amines, incorporation of [3H]thymidine into DNA and cell proliferation are inhibited. Addition of putrescine, spermidine, or spermine results in an immediate resumption of cell proliferation. Cell proliferation is also restored by L-ornithine presumably due to in situ competitive inhibition of ornithine decarboxylase. These findings of hepatoma tissue culture cells support the concept that polyamines play an essential function in the cell division processes.
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