Specificity of the effects of cytochalasin B on transport and motile processes.

AUTOR(ES)

Lin, S

RESUMO

The effects of cytochalasin B (CB) and dihydrocytochalasin B (H2CB) on a variety of transport and motile processes have been compared. CB inhibited transport of D-glucose and L-glucose but not transport of thymidine in human erythrocytes. In contrast, H2CB, which differs from CB by the absence of a single double bond, had little or no effect on any of these processes. Both cytochalasins, however, affected the morphology of cultured fibroblasts and inhibited motile processes such as membrane ruffling, axon growth cone activity, blood clot retraction, cytoplasmic streaming, photodinesis, and cytokinesis. Determination of the partition coefficient of the two cytochalasins in several organic solvent/phosphate-buffered saline systems showed that H2CB has a higher affinity for the hydrophobic phase than CB. These results indicate that the inhibitory effects of CB on sugar transport and on cell motility and morphology are separable and independent events, mediated by the binding of the drug to specific cellular receptors.

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