title: Partial restoration of the actin cytoskeleton in transformed Syrian hamster fibroblasts selected for low levels of 'typical' multidrug resistance.
abstract: Two independent colchicine (CLC)-resistant sublines of Rous sarcoma virus-transformed Syrian hamster fibroblasts were isolated. Each subline represented variants with 11- and 12.4-fold resistance, respectively, their 23- and 23.7-fold resistant descendants, as well as variants cultured in CLC-free medium for 10 months without loss of resistance. All variants demonstrated 'typical' multidrug resistance. The parental cells contained actin in dispersed form, as determined by rhodamine-phalloidin staining. In contrast, already in 11- and 12.4-fold resistant sublines up to 30% of cells demonstrated restored stress fibers. Cultivation in CLC-free medium leads to the accumulation of cells with a partially restored actin cytoskeleton. Putative mechanisms of up-regulation of stress fiber assembly in cells with P-glycoprotein-mediated multidrug resistance are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Moscow, Russian Federation.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Erokhina
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shtil
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Shushanov
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sidorova
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Stavrovskaya
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006224:Cricetinae; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008647:Mesocricetus; D014750:Vincristine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000199:Actins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D015251:Epirubicin; D014750:Vincristine; D003078:Colchicine