scholarly journals NIH 3T3 cells stably transfected with the gene encoding phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus acquire a transformed phenotype.

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 646-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Johansen ◽  
G Bjørkøy ◽  
A Overvatn ◽  
M T Diaz-Meco ◽  
T Traavik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Cereus ◽  
Phospholipase C ◽  
Constitutive Expression ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Stable Transfectants ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

In order to determine whether chronic elevation of intracellular diacylglycerol levels generated by hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine (PC) by PC-hydrolyzing phospholipase C (PC-PLC) is oncogenic, we generated stable transfectants of NIH 3T3 cells expressing the gene encoding PC-PLC from Bacillus cereus. We found that constitutive expression of this gene (plc) led to transformation of NIH 3T3 cells as evidenced by anchorage-independent growth in soft agar, formation of transformed foci in tissue culture, and loss of contact inhibition. The plc transfectants displayed increased intracellular levels of diacylglycerol and phosphocholine. Expression of B. cereus PC-PLC was confirmed by immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescence staining with an affinity-purified anti-PC-PLC antibody. The NIH 3T3 clones expressing plc induced DNA synthesis, progressed through the cell cycle in the absence of added mitogens, and showed significant growth in low-concentration serum. Transfection with an antisense plc expression vector led to a loss of PC-PLC expression accompanied by a complete reversion of the transformed phenotype, suggesting that plc expression was required for maintenance of the transformed state. Taken together, our results show that chronic stimulation of PC hydrolysis by an unregulated PC-PLC enzyme is oncogenic to NIH 3T3 cells.

NIH 3T3 cells stably transfected with the gene encoding phosphatidylcholine-hydrolyzing phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus acquire a transformed phenotype

1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 646-654
Author(s):  
T Johansen ◽  
G Bjørkøy ◽  
A Overvatn ◽  
M T Diaz-Meco ◽  
T Traavik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Cereus ◽  
Phospholipase C ◽  
Constitutive Expression ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Stable Transfectants ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

In order to determine whether chronic elevation of intracellular diacylglycerol levels generated by hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine (PC) by PC-hydrolyzing phospholipase C (PC-PLC) is oncogenic, we generated stable transfectants of NIH 3T3 cells expressing the gene encoding PC-PLC from Bacillus cereus. We found that constitutive expression of this gene (plc) led to transformation of NIH 3T3 cells as evidenced by anchorage-independent growth in soft agar, formation of transformed foci in tissue culture, and loss of contact inhibition. The plc transfectants displayed increased intracellular levels of diacylglycerol and phosphocholine. Expression of B. cereus PC-PLC was confirmed by immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescence staining with an affinity-purified anti-PC-PLC antibody. The NIH 3T3 clones expressing plc induced DNA synthesis, progressed through the cell cycle in the absence of added mitogens, and showed significant growth in low-concentration serum. Transfection with an antisense plc expression vector led to a loss of PC-PLC expression accompanied by a complete reversion of the transformed phenotype, suggesting that plc expression was required for maintenance of the transformed state. Taken together, our results show that chronic stimulation of PC hydrolysis by an unregulated PC-PLC enzyme is oncogenic to NIH 3T3 cells.

Elevated phosphocholine concentration in ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells arises from increased choline kinase activity, not from phosphatidylcholine breakdown

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 325-328
Author(s):  
I G Macara
Keyword(s):  
Phospholipase C ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Transformed Cells ◽  
Choline Kinase ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Cellular Concentration ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

The cellular concentration of phosphocholine has been reported to be significantly elevated in Ha-ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells, but not in v-sis transformants (J. C. Lacal, J. Moscat, and S. A. Aaronson, Nature [London] 330:269-271, 1987). It was suggested that the phosphocholine arises from constitutive hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine by phospholipase C, an activity that would also account for the elevated 1,2-diacylglycerol found in ras-transformed cells. I have demonstrated that the increased phosphocholine arises through the induction of choline kinase activity. No increased breakdown of phosphatidylcholine was observed in ras-transformed cells. The elevation in diacylglycerol is therefore unlikely to be a consequence of phosphatidylinositol or phosphatidylcholine turnover.

scholarly journals Elevated phosphocholine concentration in ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells arises from increased choline kinase activity, not from phosphatidylcholine breakdown.

1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 325-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
I G Macara
Keyword(s):  
Phospholipase C ◽  
Kinase Activity ◽  
Transformed Cells ◽  
Choline Kinase ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Cellular Concentration ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

The cellular concentration of phosphocholine has been reported to be significantly elevated in Ha-ras-transformed NIH 3T3 cells, but not in v-sis transformants (J. C. Lacal, J. Moscat, and S. A. Aaronson, Nature [London] 330:269-271, 1987). It was suggested that the phosphocholine arises from constitutive hydrolysis of phosphatidylcholine by phospholipase C, an activity that would also account for the elevated 1,2-diacylglycerol found in ras-transformed cells. I have demonstrated that the increased phosphocholine arises through the induction of choline kinase activity. No increased breakdown of phosphatidylcholine was observed in ras-transformed cells. The elevation in diacylglycerol is therefore unlikely to be a consequence of phosphatidylinositol or phosphatidylcholine turnover.

The K-fgf/hst oncogene induces transformation through an autocrine mechanism that requires extracellular stimulation of the mitogenic pathway

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1138-1145
Author(s):  
D Talarico ◽  
C Basilico
Keyword(s):  
Growth Factor ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
Serum Free Medium ◽  
Free Medium ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Serum Free ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Autocrine Mechanism ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

The K-fgf/hst oncogene encodes a secreted growth factor of the fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family. The ability of K-fgf-transformed cells to grow in soft agar and in serum-free medium is inhibited by anti-K-FGF neutralizing antibodies, consistent with an autocrine mechanism of transformation. The transformed properties of clones that express high levels of K-FGF are, however, only partially affected. To better define the autocrine mechanism of transformation by K-fgf and to determine whether receptor activation could occur intracellularly, we constructed two mutants of the K-fgf cDNA. Deletion of the sequences encoding the signal peptide suppressed K-fgf ability to induce foci in NIH 3T3 cells. A few morphologically transformed colonies were observed in cotransfection experiments, and they were found to express high levels of cytoplasmic K-FGF. However, their ability to grow in serum-free medium and in soft agar was inhibited by anti-K-FGF antibodies. Addition of a sequence encoding the KDEL endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi retention signal to the K-fgf cDNA led to accumulation of the growth factor in intracellular compartments. The ability of the KDEL mutant to induce foci in NIH 3T3 cells was much lower than that of the wild-type cDNA, and also in this case the transformed phenotype was reverted by anti-K-FGF antibodies. These and other findings indicate that the transformed phenotype of cells expressing a nonsecretory K-FGF is due to the extracellular activation of the receptor by the small amounts of growth factor that these cells still release. Thus, transformation by K-fgf appears to be due to an autocrine growth mechanisms that requires activation of the mitogenic pathway at the cell surface.

Both products of the fosB gene, FosB and its short form, FosB/SF, are transcriptional activators in fibroblasts

1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 5470-5478
Author(s):  
P Dobrazanski ◽  
T Noguchi ◽  
K Kovary ◽  
C A Rizzo ◽  
P S Lazo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Constitutive Expression ◽  
Inhibitory Effect ◽  
Negative Regulator ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
C Terminus ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

We demonstrate that a member of the fos family, the fosB gene, gives rise to two transcripts by alternative splicing of exon 4, generating two proteins, FosB of 338 amino acids and a short form, FosB/SF, which contains the DNA binding and dimerization domains but not the 101 amino acids of the C terminus. FosB/SF activates an AP-1-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase construct in NIH 3T3 cells, as determined by transient and stable transfections, although more weakly than does FosB. In contrast to FosB, FosB/SF has lost its ability to repress the dyad symmetry element of the c-fos gene. FosB/SF when expressed in excess to FosB can downmodulate the activity of FosB. Constitutive expression of high levels of FosB/SF in NIH 3T3 cells has no significant inhibitory effect in the induction of cell proliferation or cell cycle progression, indicating that FosB/SF is not a negative regulator of cell growth. This conclusion is further confirmed by the observation that the majority of the Jun molecules are complexed with FosB/SF in the FosB/SF-overexpressing cells.

scholarly journals PML suppresses oncogenic transformation of NIH/3T3 cells by activated neu.

1995 ◽  
Vol 181 (6) ◽  
pp. 1965-1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
J H Liu ◽  
Z M Mu ◽  
K S Chang
Keyword(s):  
Retinoic Acid Receptor ◽  
Normal Function ◽  
Critical Event ◽  
Cell Cycle Distribution ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Stable Transfectants ◽  
Neu Oncogene ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Growth Suppressor ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

The chromosomal translocation t(15;17)(q22;q12) is a consistent feature of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) that results in the disruption of genes for the zinc finger transcription factor PML and the retinoic acid receptor alpha (RAR alpha). We have previously shown that PML is a growth suppressor and is able to suppress transformation of NIH/3T3 by activated neu oncogene. In the study presented here, the full-length PML cDNA was transfected into B104-1-1 cells (NIH/3T3 cells transformed by the activated neu oncogene) by retrovirally mediated gene transfer. We found that expression of PML could reverse phenotypes of B104-1-1 including morphology, contact-limiting properties, and growth rate in both transient-expression and stable transfectants. We also demonstrated that PML is able to suppress clonogenicity of B104-1-1 in soft agar assay and tumorigenicity in nude mice. These results strongly support our previous finding that PML is a transformation or growth suppressor. Our results further demonstrate that expression of PML in B104-1-1 cells has little effect on cell cycle distribution. Western blot analysis demonstrated that suppression of neu expression in B104-1-1 by PML was insignificant in the transient transfection experiment but significant in the PML stable transfectants. This study suggests that PML may suppress neu expression and block signaling events associated with activated neu. This study supports our hypothesis that disruption of the normal function of PML, a growth or transformation suppressor, is a critical event in APL leukomogenesis.

scholarly journals Ras Signals to the Cell Cycle Machinery via Multiple Pathways To Induce Anchorage-Independent Growth

1998 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2586-2595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaw-Ji Yang ◽  
Jong-Sun Kang ◽  
Robert S. Krauss
Keyword(s):  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Colony Formation ◽  
Cyclin A ◽  
Soft Agar ◽  
Specific Cell ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Anchorage Independent Growth ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Cell Cycle Machinery ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

ABSTRACT Several specific cell cycle activities are dependent on cell-substratum adhesion in nontransformed cells, and the ability of the Ras oncoprotein to induce anchorage-independent growth is linked to its ability to abrogate this adhesion requirement. Ras signals via multiple downstream effector proteins, a synergistic combination of which may be required for the highly altered phenotype of fully transformed cells. We describe here studies on cell cycle regulation of anchorage-independent growth that utilize Ras effector loop mutants in NIH 3T3 and Rat 6 cells. Stable expression of activated H-Ras (12V) induced soft agar colony formation by both cell types, but each of three effector loop mutants (12V,35S, 12V,37G, and 12V,40C) was defective in producing this response. Expression of all three possible pairwise combinations of these mutants synergized to induce anchorage-independent growth of NIH 3T3 cells, but only the 12V,35S-12V,37G and 12V,37G-12V,40C combinations were complementary in Rat 6 cells. Each individual effector loop mutant partially relieved adhesion dependence of pRB phosphorylation, cyclin E-dependent kinase activity, and expression of cyclin A in NIH 3T3, but not Rat 6, cells. The pairwise combinations of effector loop mutants that were synergistic in producing anchorage-independent growth in Rat 6 cells also led to synergistic abrogation of the adhesion requirement for these cell cycle activities. The relationship between complementation in producing anchorage-independent growth and enhancement of cell cycle activities was not as clear in NIH 3T3 cells that expressed pairs of mutants, implying the existence of either thresholds for these activities or additional requirements in the induction of anchorage-independent growth. Ectopic expression of cyclin D1, E, or A synergized with individual effector loop mutants to induce soft agar colony formation in NIH 3T3 cells, cyclin A being particularly effective. Taken together, these data indicate that Ras utilizes multiple pathways to signal to the cell cycle machinery and that these pathways synergize to supplant the adhesion requirements of specific cell cycle events, leading to anchorage-independent growth.

scholarly journals Phorbol ester and bryostatin differentially regulate the hydrolysis of phosphatidylethanolamine in Ha-ras- and raf-oncogene-transformed NIH 3T3 cells

1991 ◽  
Vol 276 (2) ◽  
pp. 505-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z Kiss ◽  
U R Rapp ◽  
G R Pettit ◽  
W B Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Phospholipase D ◽  
Second Messengers ◽  
Transformed Cells ◽  
3T3 Cells ◽  
Intact Cells ◽  
Pkc Inhibitor ◽  
Kinase C ◽  
Nih 3T3 ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Nih 3T3 Cells

Previously it was reported that transformation of NIH 3T3 fibroblast by the Ha-ras, v-src, v-fms, and A-raf oncogenes decreased the stimulatory effects of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA; ‘TPA’), an activator of protein kinase C (PKC), on the phosphorylation of an endogenous 80 kDa substrate and on 86Rb uptake [Wolfman, Wingrove, Blackshear & Macara (1987) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 16546-16552], as well as on sphingomyelin synthesis [Kiss, Rapp & Anderson (1988) FEBS Lett. 240, 221-226]. Here, we investigated how transformation affects the PMA-stimulated hydrolysis of phosphatidylethanolamine (PtdEtn), a recently characterized mechanism which may contribute to the generation of the second messengers phosphatidic acid and 1,2-diacylglycerol. The effects of PMA were compared with those of bryostatin, a non-tumour-promoter activator of PKC. Transformation of NIH 3T3 cells with Ha-ras, v-raf, or A-raf enhanced the stimulatory effect of PMA on the phospholipase D-mediated hydrolysis of PtdEtn. On the other hand, the effects of bryostatin on PtdEtn hydrolysis were only slightly increased, if at all, in cells transformed with these oncogenes. In crude membrane preparations isolated from these transformed cells, PMA, but not bryostatin, enhanced the combined stimulatory effects of ATP and the GTP analogue guanosine 5′-[gamma-thio]triphosphate on phospholipase D-mediated PtdEtn hydrolysis. The PKC inhibitor 1-(5-isoquinolinesulphonyl)-2-methylpiperazine inhibited the stimulatory effect of PMA only in intact cells. These results indicate that transformation of cells by certain oncogenes differentially affects phospholipase D-mediated hydrolysis of PtdEtn induced by PMA and bryostatin, suggesting that the action of PMA might involve two different mechanisms.

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