ALTERATIONS IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ACTIVITY OF TRANSGLUTAMINASE DURING TUMOR-GROWTH AND METASTASIS
ALTERATIONS IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ACTIVITY OF TRANSGLUTAMINASE DURING TUMOR-GROWTH AND METASTASIS
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DOI:
10.1093/carcin/6.3.459
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
GRIFFIN, M
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作者:
BARNES, RN;BUNGAY, PJ;GRIFFIN, M
Transglutaminase activity and subcellular distribution were examined in both normal and tumor tissue. Subcellular fractionation of rat liver demonstrated a bimodial distribution for transglutaminase between the particulate (.apprx. 40%) and cytosol (.apprx. 60%) fractions. Isolation of enriched plasma membrane fractions indicated the presence of membrane associated transglutaminase activity which co-distributed with that of 5''-nucleotidase and Na+/K+-ATPase. Induction of hepatocellular carcinomas in rats by treatment with either diethylnitrosamine or 6-p-dimethylaminophenylazobenzothiazole resulted in a reduction in transglutaminase activity which was accompanied by redistribution of the enzyme to the particulate fraction of the cell. The tumor bearing liver appeared to represent an intermediate stage between the hepatocellular carcinoma and control liver when assayed for content and distribution of transglutaminase activity. The transglutaminase activity of 4 transplantable rat sarcomas (P7, P8, MC3 and CC5) was greatly reduced when compared with the normal tissues of rat liver, lung and spleen. A further reduction in this activity occurred in the primary growths of the sarcomas P7 and P8 following detection of metastases. Such changes in the distribution and content of transglutaminase may be a feature of tumor tissue and may be of value in both monitoring and investigating the carcinogenic process.