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A purified cellular extract accelerates the cell cycle in Physarum polycephalum.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2257887     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Plasmodia of the myxomycete Physarum polycephalum (strain Cl) were collected at different times during the cell cycle and extracts were prepared from homogenates using a buffer optimized for microinjection into plasmodial veins. These extracts were injected into plasmodia during the first 3 h of the cell cycle. The time of the following mitosis was monitored and compared with that of the buffer-injected controls. Extracts of plasmodia homogenized 45 min before late telophase accelerated the onset of mitosis in the injected plasmodium up to 70 min, i.e., an advance of 10-14% compared to the 8- to 10-h cell cycle duration of the controls. The accelerating activity vanished completely after heating, freezing, or protease digestion, thus indicating the peptide nature of the active agent. Purification of the active compound by means of gel filtration revealed a molecular mass of about 2500 Da. The active portion of the extract was further fractionated by HPLC and the activity determined in a single peak.
Authors:
U Hobohm; A Hildebrandt; L Rensing
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental cell research     Volume:  191     ISSN:  0014-4827     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp. Cell Res.     Publication Date:  1990 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-01-29     Completed Date:  1991-01-29     Revised Date:  2003-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0373226     Medline TA:  Exp Cell Res     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  332-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Dept. Biology, University of Bremen, West Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cell Cycle / drug effects,  physiology
Cell Extracts / administration & dosage,  analysis,  physiology*
Chromatography, Gel
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Microinjections
Molecular Weight
Peptides / analysis,  physiology
Physarum / analysis,  cytology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cell Extracts; 0/Peptides

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