title: [Sensitivity of the proliferation of normal and tumor cells to cytochalasin D].
abstract: The effect of cytochalasin D, which is known to disrupt specifically actin cytoskeleton, on DNA replication was studied. The incubation of cultured mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF), cells of Balb/3T3 line and cells of minimally transformed clones 12 MC and 6 st/T CAK-7 line with cytochalasin D leads to inhibition of DNA synthesis. A complete inhibition of labeled index in MEF culture was observed after an 8 day incubation in cytochalasin D. Part of cells of clones 12 MC and 6 st/T were insensitive to cytochalasin D and continued to enter to S-phase even after a 10 day incubation. The transfer of cells into a fresh medium leads to a rapid restoration of DNA synthesis. Strongly transformed L cells were almost insensitive to cytochalasin D. Thus, the reorganization of actin cytoskeleton caused by cytochalasin D can inhibit the cycle of normal and minimally transformed cells. In the course of neoplastic progression, in the transformed cells there is a loss of dependence of cell proliferation on microfilament system.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002460:Cell Line; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects; D015638:Cytochalasin D; D003572:Cytochalasins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D007739:L Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013936:Thymidine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003572:Cytochalasins; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D015638:Cytochalasin D; D004247:DNA; D013936:Thymidine
vernacular_title: Chuvstvitel'nost' proliferatsii normal'nykh i opukholevykh kletok k tsitokhalazinu D.