title: Phorbol ester-induced inhibition of proliferation of Daudi Burkitt's lymphoma cells by impairment of cytokinesis.
abstract: The phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) exerts a dose-dependent effect on Daudi cell proliferation. A low concentration has a slight mitogenic effect but higher concentrations inhibit proliferation. The inhibitory effect is associated with increases in cell size, macromolecular content, and incorporation of precursors into RNA and protein. Cell cycle analysis indicates that TPA at 1-10 nM leads to an apparent accumulation of cells in G2/M phase. However, within this population a significant proportion of cells undergo nuclear division but fail to carry out cytokinesis, giving rise to cells with two or more nuclei. Consistent with this, DNA synthesis continues in cells which cease to divide in the presence of TPA. The ability of the phorbol ester to inhibit proliferation can thus be attributed mainly to an inhibition of cytokinesis rather than DNA replication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Molecular Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Menaya
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clemens
mesh_terms: D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate