title: Changes in ornithine decarboxylase activity and cyclic adenosine-3'-5'-monophosphate concentrations during the cell cycle of synchronized BHK cells.
abstract: BHK cells were synchronized by excess thymidine treatment, which resulted in approximately 90% synchrony. The activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), the rate-limiting enzyme in polyamine biosynthesis, elevated in early S phase, decreased in G2 + M and G1 phase and then increased during late G1 approximately second round of early S phase. The concentration of cyclic adenosine-3'-5'-monophosphate (cAMP) gradually decreased during S approximately G2 + M phase and then increased during late G1 approximately second round of early S phase, preceding that of ODC activity. The data suggest that ODC activity might be regulated by cellular cAMP level.
mesh_terms: D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D002453:Cell Cycle; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis*; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases; D009955:Ornithine Decarboxylase