title: Changes in cell growth, cyclin/kinase, endogenous phosphoproteins and nm23 gene expression in human prostatic JCA-1 cells treated with modified citrus pectin.
abstract: Modified citrus pectin (MCP) added to the media of cultured androgen-independent human prostatic JCA-1 cells reduced cell growth and correspondingly [3H]thymidine incorporation into DNA, which was correlated with the down-regulation of cyclin B and p34cdc2 MCP also induced distinct increases in specific endogenous phosphoproteins, including a cAMP-stimulated 52,000 (52-kDa) protein. Since metastatis has been inversely correlated with nm23 gene expression in some cancer cells and was reportedly inhibited by MCP in a rat prostate model, we investigated steady state level changes in the nm23 protein in JCA-1 cells and found it to be unexpectedly suppressed as a result of exposure to MCP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002957:Citrus / Q000737:chemistry; D056741:Cyclin D; D051358:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D016213:Cyclins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000235:genetics; D010368:Pectins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010750:Phosphoproteins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051381:Rats; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D056741:Cyclin D; D016213:Cyclins; D010750:Phosphoproteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; D010368:Pectins; D016203:CDC2 Protein Kinase; C495900:CDK4 protein, human; C495903:Cdk4 protein, rat; D051358:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4; D018844:Cyclin-Dependent Kinases