title: Glyoxylic acid promotes poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation of nuclear proteins in K562 cells cultured at limiting dilution.
abstract: Addition of glyoxylic acid to the culture medium allows survival and proliferation of K562 human erythroleukemic cells cultured at low population density in the absence of serum. Concomitantly, glyoxylic acid induces a remarkable increase in nuclear poly(ADP-ribose) content, as compared to control cells cultured without addition of glyoxylate. The latter effect is reversed by addition of micromolar concentrations of benzamide to the cultures. As glyoxylic acid is metabolized through NADH-dependent reduction to glycolic acid only, the observed effects on cell growth and on nuclear poly(ADP-ribose) content seem to be mediated by an increased cellular ability to oxidize NADH.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zocchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Polvani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gasparini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
mesh_terms: D001549:Benzamides / Q000494:pharmacology; D006016:Glycolates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006038:Glyoxylates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D004915:Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose / Q000378:metabolism*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D001549:Benzamides; D006016:Glycolates; D006038:Glyoxylates; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D009243:NAD; C031149:glycolic acid; D011064:Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose; C037689:benzamide; C031150:glyoxylic acid