Arsenite inhibits mitotic division and perturbs spindle dynamics in HeLa S3 cells
Arsenite inhibits mitotic division and perturbs spindle dynamics in HeLa S3 cells
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DOI:
10.1093/carcin/19.5.889
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发表时间:
1998-05-01
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影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Lee, TC
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作者:
Huang, SC;Lee, TC
Arsenical compounds, known to be human carcinogens, were shown to disturb cell cycle progression and induce cytogenetic alterations in a variety of cell systems. We report here that a 24 h treatment of arsenite induced mitotic accumulation in human cell lines. HeLa S3 and KB cells were most susceptible: 35% of the total cell population was arrested at the mitotic stage after treatment with 5 mu M sodium arsenite in HeLa S3 cells and after 10 mu M in KB cells. Under a microscope, we observed abnormal mitotic figures in arsenite-arrested mitotic cells, including deranged chromosome congression, elongated polar distance of mitotic spindle, and enhanced microtubule immunofluorescence. The spindle microtubules of arsenite-arrested mitotic cells were more resistant to nocodazole-induced dissolution than those of control mitotic cells. According to turbidity assay, arsenite at concentrations below 100 mu M significantly enhanced polymerization of tubulins, Since spindle dynamics play a crucial role in mitotic progression, our results suggest that arsenite-induced mitotic arrest may be due to arsenite's effects on attenuation of spindle dynamics.