title: Effects of promoters on DNA synthesis in C3H/10T1/2 mouse fibroblasts.
abstract: The synthesis of DNA has been studied by autoradiography and by measurements of tritiated thymidine ([3H]TdR) incorporation in cultured C3H/10T1/2 mouse embryo fibroblasts. The cells were first treated with 3-methylcholanthrene as an initiator and then with promoters according to schedules that produce oncogenic transformation. The levels of 3-methylcholanthrene used did not affect the growth or [3H]TdR incorporation of the cells. Treatment during the log phase of growth with 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate, phorbol didecanoate, or 4alpha-phorbol didecanoate produced a transient inhibition of [3H]TdR incorporation with the maximum at 12 hr after treatment. This resulted in a temporary delay of growth followed by recovery of the normal cell-doubling time. Phorbol did not produce these effects, suggesting that the inhibition of DNA synthesis is associated with the process of promotion. Although treatment of the cells with 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate during stationary phase resulted in a 2- to 3-fold stimulation of [3H]TdR incorporation, multiple treatments spanning log and stationary phases were found to be necessary for promotion.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008748:Methylcholanthrene / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051379:Mice; D010703:Phorbol Esters / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010704:Phorbols / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010703:Phorbol Esters; D010704:Phorbols; D008748:Methylcholanthrene; D004247:DNA; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D013936:Thymidine