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Production of tumor growth-inhibiting protein by the neonatal mouse brain: dependence on intracellular glutamine metabolism.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3654765     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We previously reported that the mouse brain at the neonatal stage but not at the adult stage secreted a carcinostatic factor of 62,000 Da, termed NBCF, which inhibited clonal growth and DNA synthesis of malignant cells preferentially over those of normal cells. In the present study, NBCF production by the neonatal mouse brain in culture was investigated. Addition of L-glutamine to the culture medium markedly promoted NBCF production in a concentration-dependent manner. The production seemed to be specific to glutamine, since no promotive effect was exerted by L-glutamic acid, its analogue DL-alpha-aminoadipic acid, L-aspargine, or L-aspartic acid or by other amino acids or vitamins. NBCF production was markedly reduced in culture medium either devoid of L-glutamine or containing 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine, a glutamine antagonist, or L-methionine sulfoximine, an inhibitor of glutamine synthetase. Thus NBCF production was promoted by extracellular supply, intracellular synthesis, and utilization of L-glutamine but was not affected by its deamidated form or homologue amino acids. On the other hand, NBCF production was completely repressed by addition of cycloheximide to the culture medium. The repressive effect was also exerted by actinomycin D although not completely, whereas cytosine beta-D-arabinofuranoside did not repress NBCF production. These results indicated that NBCF production by cultivation was independent of DNA replication but dependent mostly on a transcription stage and its following stages and partly on a translation stage from the preexisting mRNA to the protein.
Authors:
N Miwa; T Matsuno; S Mizuno
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cellular physiology     Volume:  132     ISSN:  0021-9541     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Cell. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1987 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1987-11-13     Completed Date:  1987-11-13     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0050222     Medline TA:  J Cell Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  538-44     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Antibiotics, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Brain / metabolism*
Cycloheximide / pharmacology
Cytarabine / pharmacology
DNA Replication / drug effects
Dactinomycin / pharmacology
Diazooxonorleucine / pharmacology
Glutamine / metabolism*
Growth Inhibitors / biosynthesis*
Mice
Nerve Tissue Proteins / biosynthesis*
Protein Biosynthesis / drug effects
Transcription, Genetic / drug effects
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Growth Inhibitors; 0/Nerve Tissue Proteins; 0/brain-derived carcinostatic factor, mouse; 147-94-4/Cytarabine; 50-76-0/Dactinomycin; 56-85-9/Glutamine; 66-81-9/Cycloheximide; 764-17-0/Diazooxonorleucine

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