title: Nerve growth factor induces changes in (2'-5')oligo(A) synthetase and 2'-phosphodiesterase activities during differentiation of PC12 pheochromocytoma cells.
abstract: Treatment of rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC12 with Vipera lebetina (snake) nerve growth factor (NGF) induces a rapid increase (from 5 to 25-fold) in the level of (2'-5')oligo(A) synthetase activity and a simultaneous decrease (from 2 to 5-fold) in the activity of 2'-5' A degrading enzymes--2'-phosphodiesterases (2'-PDE). These changes in the enzyme activities led to the significant increase in the intracellular concentration of 2'-5' A. We have found that the serum starvation of PC12 cells causes a 1.5 to 2.0-fold increase in the level of 2'-5' A-synthetase activity, but the activities of 2'-PDE and the intracellular concentration of 2'-5' A remain unaltered. These results show that NGF modulates the activity of (2'-5')oligo(A) enzymes and intracellular concentration of 2'-5' A during the neural differentiation of PC12 cells.
mesh_terms: D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase / Q000378:metabolism*; D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002460:Cell Line; D005095:Exoribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology*; D009843:Oligoribonucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D010673:Pheochromocytoma; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D009843:Oligoribonucleotides; C023505:2',5'-oligoadenylate; D015088:2',5'-Oligoadenylate Synthetase; D005095:Exoribonucleases; C029364:2'-phosphodiesterase