Effect of pulsing electromagnetic fields on DNA synthesis in mammalian cells in culture

1986 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Takahashi ◽  
I. Kaneko ◽  
M. Date ◽  
E. Fukada
Keyword(s):  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cells In Culture

scholarly journals Replication of DNA containing 5-bromouracil can be mutagenic in Syrian hamster cells.

1984 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 2449-2454 ◽  
Author(s):  
E R Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Syrian Hamster ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Culture Medium ◽  
Cells In Culture ◽  
Thymidine Analog ◽  
High Concentrations

A new protocol for inducing mutations in mammalian cells in culture by exposure to the thymidine analog 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdUrd) was established. This protocol, called "DNA-dependent" mutagenesis, involved the incorporation of BrdUrd into DNA under nonmutagenic conditions and the subsequent replication of the 5-bromouracil (BrUra)-containing DNA under mutagenic conditions but with no BrdUrd present in the culture medium. The mutagenic conditions were induced by allowing BrUra-containing DNA to replicate in the presence of high concentrations of thymidine. This generated high intracellular levels of dTTP and dGTP, causing nucleotide pool imbalance. The mutagenesis induced by this protocol was found to correlate with the level of BrUra substituted for thymine in DNA.

Effects of a trinucleotide ethyl phosphotriester, Gmp(Et)Gmp(Et)U, on mammalian cells in culture

Biochemistry ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 1988-1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Miller ◽  
Lita T. Braiterman ◽  
Paul O. P. Ts'o
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cells In Culture

scholarly journals Primase p49 mRNA expression is serum stimulated but does not vary with the cell cycle.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1940-1945 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Y Tseng ◽  
C E Prussak ◽  
M T Almazan
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Dna Synthesis ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Small Subunit ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Proliferating Cells ◽  
Restriction Point ◽  
Serum Stimulation ◽  
G1 Cells

Expression of the small-subunit p49 mRNA of primase, the enzyme that synthesizes oligoribonucleotides for initiation of DNA replication, was examined in mouse cells stimulated to proliferate by serum and in growing cells. The level of p49 mRNA increased approximately 10-fold after serum stimulation and preceded synthesis of DNA and histone H3 mRNA by several hours. Expression of p49 mRNA was not sensitive to inhibition by low concentrations of cycloheximide, which suggested that the increase in mRNA occurred before the restriction point control for cell cycle progression described for mammalian cells and was not under its control. p49 mRNA levels were not coupled to DNA synthesis, as observed for the replication-dependent histone genes, since hydroxyurea or aphidicolin had no effect on p49 mRNA levels when added before or during S phase. These inhibitors did have an effect, however, on the stability of p49 mRNA and increased the half-life from 3.5 h to about 20 h, which suggested an interdependence of p49 mRNA degradation and DNA synthesis. When growing cells were examined after separation by centrifugal elutriation, little difference was detected for p49 mRNA levels in different phases of the cell cycle. This was also observed when elutriated G1 cells were allowed to continue growth and then were blocked in M phase with colcemid. Only a small decrease in p49 mRNA occurred, whereas H3 mRNA rapidly decreased, when cells entered G2/M. These results indicate that the level of primase p49 mRNA is not cell cycle regulated but is present constitutively in proliferating cells.

scholarly journals Can ends justify the means?: Telomeres and the mechanisms of replicative senescence and immortalization in mammalian cells

1998 ◽  
Vol 95 (16) ◽  
pp. 9078-9081 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Sedivy
Keyword(s):  
Knockout Mice ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Replicative Senescence ◽  
Somatic Cells ◽  
Focus Attention ◽  
Replicative Lifespan ◽  
Cells In Culture ◽  
Lively Debate

Finite replicative lifespan, or senescence, of mammalian cells in culture is a phenomenon that has generated much curiosity since its description. The obvious significance of senescence to organismal aging and the development of cancer has engendered a long-lasting and lively debate about its mechanisms. Recent discoveries concerning the phenotypes of telomerase knockout mice, the consequences of telomerase reexpression in somatic cells, and genes that regulate senescence have provided striking molecular insights but also have uncovered important new questions. The objective of this review is to reconcile old observations with new molecular details and to focus attention on the key remaining puzzles.

Nocodazole and cytochalasin D induce tetraploidy in mammalian cells

1984 ◽  
Vol 246 (1) ◽  
pp. C154-C156 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Zieve
Keyword(s):  
Cell Division ◽  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cytochalasin D ◽  
Microtubule Assembly ◽  
Reversible Inhibitor ◽  
Cleavage Furrow ◽  
Synchronized Cells ◽  
Cells In Culture ◽  
Wide Range

Nocodazole, a rapidly reversible inhibitor of microtubule assembly is useful for preparing mammalian cells synchronized at all stages of mitosis. When synchronized cells are allowed to progress through mitosis in the presence of cytochalasin D, the cleavage furrow is inhibited and dikaryon cells are formed. These cells become homogeneous populations of stable mononuclear tetraploid cells after the following cell division. This procedure is applicable to a wide range of mammalian cells in culture.

Microinjection of Macromolecules into Mammalian Cells in Culture

1999 ◽  
pp. 16-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Perona ◽  
F. Dolfi ◽  
J. Feramisco ◽  
J. C. Lacal
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Cells In Culture
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