Effects of mitomycin C and colchicine on toxin production and cell cycle regulation in the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense
Effects of mitomycin C and colchicine on toxin production and cell cycle regulation in the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense
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DOI:
10.1016/j.hal.2010.10.003
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发表时间:
2011-03-01
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6.6
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Oshima, Yasukatsu
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作者:
Cho, Yuko;Ogawa, Motoo;Oshima, Yasukatsu
Paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) production and cell proliferation in the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense were investigated under the influence of two metabolic inhibitors (mitomycin C and colchicine) that have different mechanisms of action. Intracellular PST levels in cells treated with 2 mu M mitomycin C increased gradually, reaching a maximum of 176 fmol/cell (a 6-fold increase). High concentrations of colchicine prolonged G(1) phase in A. tamarense cells, even though colchicine arrests several other eukaryotic cell types in M phase. The cells in prolonged G(1) phase under the influence of colchicine were apparently unable to produce PST. Cell proliferation and toxin production recovered after removal of colchicine; in contrast, the effect of mitomycin C was irreversible. While the timing of toxin production within the cell cycle was not conclusively determined, A. tamarense cells in S phase were able to produce PST. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.