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XC cell line was established from a rat fibrosarcoma induced by avian sarcoma virus. Analysis of ribosomal RNA genes in the DNA of this cell line indicated that there was a 3- to 4-fold increase in the number of the rDNA repeating units. [methyl-14C]Methionine labeling experiments as well as Southern blot analysis of the restriction endonuclease fragments showed extensive methylation of the cytosine residues in the rDNA. Further analysis by HpaII, HhaI and MspI suggested that the entire rDNA repeat unit was uniformly methylated in the recognition sequence for these enzymes. Parallel experiments with two other rat cell lines (rat embryo fibroblasts and adenovirus-transformed rat embryo cells) indicated no evidence of methylation in the rDNA.
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PMID:Evidence for extensive methylation of ribosomal RNA genes in a rat XC cell line. 629 59

Isolated mitochondria of faba beans carrying two different determinisms of the cytoplasmic male sterility (cytoplasms 447 and 350) have been compared to fertile lines. 1. In addition to the major mitochondrial DNA, five small DNA species (in the range of 1000-2000 base pairs) were detected by agarose gel electrophoresis in the four cytoplasms. An additional small DNA species was found specifically in the cytoplasm 350. After endonuclease restriction of the mitochondrial DNA, the patterns obtained for both male-sterile cytoplasms were identical to each other but distinct by two to four fragments from the patterns obtained for male-fertile cytoplasms. 2. [35S]Methionine labeling in situ of the mitochondrial protein synthesis revealed an additional polypeptide (Mr = 25000) detected only in the two male-sterile cytoplasms. 3. The male-sterile cytoplasm 350 showed a decrease of the respiratory state 3 of oxygen uptake during oxidation of NADH or malate + pyruvate. This decrease is thought to reflect a smaller capacity of the respiratory chain. These specific mitochondrial modifications support the hypothesis of a mitochondrial localization of the cytoplasmic male sterility determinant in faba beans.
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PMID:Mitochondrial modifications associated with the cytoplasmic male sterility in faba beans. 689 Apr 54

Cisplatin is an anticancer drug currently used in the treatment of genital and head and neck tumors. Its use in these and other types of tumors is narrowed by onset of chemoresistance and severe undesired side effects, like as nephro- and ototoxicity, whose mechanisms of action are only partially understood. In the present study we investigated the effects of cisplatin (cis-dichlorodiaminoplatin, CDDP) on a cell line (OC-k3) developed from organs of Corti of transgenic mice. We observed at 48 h that cell death due to cisplatin was time and concentration-dependent. The cell death displayed some morphological hallmarks of apoptosis, including nuclear fragmentation into several large nuclear fragments, surrounded by a rearranged and thickened actin cytoskeleton. No DNA laddering was detected, suggesting absence of endonuclease activity, nor annexin V positivity, suggesting absence of phosphatidylserine externalization. Several molecules protected the cells against CDDP induced cytotoxicity, including methionine, suramin and PD98059. Methionine reduced CDDP-uptake, while suramin, a polycathionic compound a specifically binding external proteins, did not. This finding suggested that suramin could exert its protective effect by acting on an intracellular transduction pathway. We tested this hypothesis by studying the effect of suramin and PD98059, a MEK inhibitor, on the mitogen activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade. After CDDP treatment, we found an increase of phosphorylation of extracellular regulated kinases (ERK)1/2, that could be inhibited by PD98059 and suramin. These data suggest that ERK pathways can play a role in mediating the cell death induction in presence of a CDDP challenge.
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PMID:Cisplatin cytotoxicity in organ of Corti-derived immortalized cells. 1724 13