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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-10-18
pubmed:abstractText
The cytological behavior of the spindle apparatus was studied in cells prone to nondisjunction (ND), i.e., PHA-stimulated lymphocytes derived from children suffering from different types of neoplasia. These cells, which exhibited a high frequency of nonspecific aneuploidy, revealed an increased resistance of the spindle fibers to colchicine, podophyllotoxin, and cold, which was several times that of lymphocytes derived from healthy children. The results are in accord with previous findings showing a high resistance of spindle microtubules to the antimicrotubular agents colchicine, podophyllotoxin, vinblastine, and cold in PHA-stimulated lymphocytes derived from individuals prone to meiotic ND. It is therefore assumed that high resistance of the spindle apparatus to antimicrotubule agents characterizes cells at high risk for aneuploidy, and possibly, the overstabilized spindle fibers are responsible for failure of chromosomal disjunction.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0340-6717
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-70
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Increased spindle resistance to antimicrotubule agents in cells prone to chromosomal nondisjunction.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Genetics, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article