title: Density-dependent changes in the amount of sulfated glycosaminoglycans associated with mouse 3T3 cells.
abstract: The relative amount of sulfated glycosaminoglycans associated with the cell layer of parent and SV40-transformed Swiss mouse 3T3 cells was determined from the incorporation of labeled sulfate (35SO4) into macromolecular material. In cultures of SV40-transformed cells, the glycosaminoglycan content per cell was constant over a wide range of densities. In cultures of parent 3T3 cells, the glycosaminoglycan content per cell increased directly with density, the highest values being found in contact-inhibited cultures. At high cell densities, the glycosaminoglycan content of 3T3 cells was several-fold higher than that for SV40-transformed cells. Most of the density-dependent increase in glycosaminoglycans of 3T3 cells was accounted for by chondroitin sulfate (dermatan sulfate) which was over 6-fold higher in confluent cultures than in low density cultures.
mesh_terms: D002452:Cell Count; D002460:Cell Line; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D002807:Chondroitin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates / Q000378:metabolism*; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D006497:Heparan Sulfate / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002807:Chondroitin; D002809:Chondroitin Sulfates; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D006497:Heparan Sulfate