title: Cycle delay in irradiated cytochalasin-induced polykaryons. Does cytoskeleton status affect cell cycle checkpoints?
abstract: Following exposure of CHO-K1 cells to 137Cs irradiation at doses up to 20Gy, a delay in G2 was observed to occur in cells permitted to divide normally, while cells induced to become giants by means of cytochalasin B demonstrated a minimal delay in the transition 2C-8C suggesting that the inhibition of cytokinesis results in modification of one or more cell cycle checkpoints. We postulate that this may occur as a consequence of damage tolerance, or by a feedback loop resulting from the reorganisation of the cytoskeleton that precludes cytokinesis.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Science Laboratory, Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Court
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000528:radiation effects; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D006224:Cricetinae; D003572:Cytochalasins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes; D003572:Cytochalasins