title: Fluorescence kinetics in HeLa cells after treatment with cell cycle arrest inducers visualized with Fucci (fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator).
abstract: Fucci (fluorescent ubiquitination-based cell cycle indicator) is able to visualize dynamics of cell cycle progression in live cells; G1- and S-/G2-/M-phase cells expressing Fucci emit red and green fluorescence, respectively. This system could be applied to cell kinetic analysis of tumour cells in the field of cancer therapy; however, it is still unclear how fluorescence kinetics change after various treatments, including exposure to anticancer agents. To explore this, we arrested live HeLa cells expressing the Fucci probes at various cell cycle stages and observed the fluorescence, in conjunction with flow cytometric analysis. X-irradiation, HU (hydroxyurea) and nocodazole arrest cells at G2/M boundary, early S-phase and early M-phase, respectively. Although X-irradiation and HU treatment induced similar accumulation kinetics of green fluorescent cells, nocodazole treatment induced an abnormal red fluorescence at M phase, followed by accumulation of both red and green fluorescent cells with 4N DNA content. We conclude that certain agents that disrupt normal cell cycle regulation could cause unexpected fluorescence kinetics in the Fucci system.
authors.affiliation: Oral Radiation Oncology, Department of Oral Restitution, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1545 Yushima, Bunkyoku, Tokyo 1138549, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaida
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.forename: Kengo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miura
mesh_terms: D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002470:Cell Survival; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis*; D016193:G1 Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D016195:G2 Phase / Q000187:drug effects; D015870:Gene Expression; D006367:HeLa Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000235:genetics; D054875:Ubiquitination
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D011506:Proteins