title: Regulation of growth by ACTH in the Y-1 line of mouse adrenocortical cells.
abstract: Y-1 adrenal cells were cell cycle arrested by serum starvation to characterize a G0-->G1-->S transition in these cells. Cycle arrested Y-1 cells start to enter S phase 8h after serum feeding, reaching more than 90% cells synthesizing DNA by 24h. ACTH displays a dual effect in the G0-->G1-->S transition: 2h ACTH treatment stimulates DNA synthesis initiation, but longer treatments inhibit S phase entry. This dual effect of ACTH is similar to the antagonistic actions of PMA (phorbol-12-miristate-13-acetate) on the G0-->G1-->S transition. However ACTH and PMA are likely to have different mechanisms of action. ACTH inhibitory effect requires PKA, whereas PMA inhibitory effect is not dependent on PKA. ACTH induces the proto-oncogenes c-fos and c-jun, but inhibits the expression of the c-myc proto-oncogene. PMA, on the other hand, induces equally well c-fos, c-jun and c-myc. We hypothesize that ACTH promotes G0-->G1 transition by induction of c-fos and c-jun and blocks G1-->S transition by c-myc inhibition.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Bioquímica, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Armelin
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Lotfi
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Lepique
mesh_terms: D016475:3T3 Cells / Q000166:cytology; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000166:cytology*; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D004247:DNA / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D016762:Genes, fos / Q000235:genetics; D016758:Genes, jun / Q000235:genetics; D016259:Genes, myc / Q000235:genetics; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D016192:Resting Phase, Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D016196:S Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D004247:DNA; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate