Induction of apoptosis by excessive polyamine accumulation in ornithine decarboxylase-overproducing L1210 cells
- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- Published by Portland Press Ltd. in Biochemical Journal
- Vol. 311 (3), 723-727
- https://doi.org/10.1042/bj3110723
Abstract
Deregulation of polyamine transport in L1210 cells overexpressing ornithine decarboxylase leads to a lethal accumulation of spermidine. We now provide evidence that over-accumulation of natural and synthetic polyamines, but not putrescine, rapidly induces apoptosis, as shown by hypercondensation of peripheral chromatin and internucleosomal cleavage, followed by nuclear fragmentation. Polyamine oxidation is not responsible for the apoptosis observed. Thus, abnormally high polyamine pools could be an important physiological trigger of apoptosis.Keywords
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