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Reversible transformation by urea of contact-inhibited fibroblasts.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  4509335     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
200 mM urea elicits alterations of cell social behavior in vitro. In the presence of urea, contact inhibition of movement and growth is reduced compared to untreated fibroblastic cell populations. This reduction of contact inhibition is rapidly reversible, but reversal requires some cycloheximide-sensitive cellular process. Cells treated with urea are agglutinable by concanavalin A, suggesting that urea might remove some cell-surface component(s). A nondialyzable factor can, in fact, be detected in the supernatant medium of urea-treated cells. This active constituent appears to be heat-labile and trypsin-sensitive, and can itself restore normal contact-inhibitory behavior to cells maintained in the urea-transformed state by cycloheximide. This system may permit identification and characterization of surface components that are involved in regulating normal cell social behavior.
Authors:
J A Weston; K L Hendricks
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America     Volume:  69     ISSN:  0027-8424     ISO Abbreviation:  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.     Publication Date:  1972 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1973-03-02     Completed Date:  1973-03-02     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7505876     Medline TA:  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  3727-31     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Agglutination / drug effects
Cell Division
Cell Line
Concanavalin A / pharmacology
Contact Inhibition / drug effects*
Culture Media
Cycloheximide / pharmacology
Fibroblasts / drug effects,  metabolism
Lysine / metabolism
Myocardium
Tritium
Urea / pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Culture Media; 10028-17-8/Tritium; 11028-71-0/Concanavalin A; 56-87-1/Lysine; 57-13-6/Urea; 66-81-9/Cycloheximide
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