Evidence for differences in the mechanism of cell cycle arrest between senescent and serum‐deprived human fibroblasts: Heterokaryon and metabolic inhibitor studies
- 1 January 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cellular Physiology
- Vol. 118 (1), 97-103
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.1041180116
Abstract
It has previously been shown that serum‐deprived, early passage quiescent human diploid fibroblastlike (HDFL) cells are able to inhibit cycling cells from entry into DNA synthesis upon cell fusion. We have found that the degree of inhibition of DNA synthesis in the heterokaryon correlates with the duration of serum deprivation, which is consistent with the suggestion that serum‐deprived cells may enter progressively deeper stages of G0 as they increase their time in quiescence. In contrast to fusions with senescent cells, in heterokaryons between serum‐deprived early passage and cycling young cells transient inhibition of protein synthesis with cycloheximide or inhibition of RNA synthesis with 5–6‐dichloro‐1‐β‐D‐ribofuranosyl benzimidazole (DRB) did not stimulate nuclear [3H]‐thymidine incorporation. These results suggest that differences may exist in the mechanisms responsible for inhibiting cell cycle progression in senescent vs early passage quiescent HDFL cells.This publication has 31 references indexed in Scilit:
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