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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-8-7
pubmed:abstractText
HeLa cell variants capable of multiplying in the presence of sodium butyrate were used to study the relationship of cell cycle position to human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) production and regulation of the genes encoding hCG alpha- and beta-subunits. The butyrate-resistant variants exhibit several different stable phenotypes. In wild-type HeLa cells, butyrate arrests cell division and modulates synthesis of alpha- and beta-subunits of glycoprotein hormones by coordinately regulating steady-state levels of their respective mRNAs. Because the variant cell lines replicate, in addition to producing hCG subunits in the presence of butyrate, cell cycle arrest does not seem to be a requirement for expression of glycoprotein hormone genes. Studies of histone modification suggest that neither hyperacetylation of histones H3 and H4 nor dephosphorylation of histones H1 and H2A mediates inhibition of cell replication. In the variants, alpha-subunit and hCG beta levels are independently regulated, as a consequence of independent regulation of alpha- and beta-hCG mRNA levels. Long-term effects of butyrate include derepression of some genes (hCG beta in the variant AO) and repression of others (hCG alpha in variant AO). Moreover, hormone production correlates with the steady-state levels of mRNA for each of the subunits, suggesting that regulation occurs before translation. These findings indicate that the butyrate-resistant variant cell lines are valuable for studies of the molecular mechanisms involved in regulation of expression of ectopic hormones.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0883-8364
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
395-402
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Acetylation, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Butyrates, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Butyric Acid, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Butyric Acids, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Cell Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Chorionic Gonadotropin, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Drug Resistance, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Genetic Variation, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha Subunit, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Phenotype, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Phosphorylation, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-Pituitary Hormones, Anterior, pubmed-meshheading:2439485-RNA, Messenger
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Phenotypes of HeLa S3 variant cell lines resistant to growth inhibition by sodium butyrate.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.