Stimulation of DNA synthesis in senescent human cells following incubation with plasma membranes |
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Authors: | Katherine B Frederich Paul D Phillips Vincent J Cristofalo |
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Institution: | Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104. |
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Abstract: | DNA synthesis and mitosis were increased in mitogen-stimulated senescent WI-38 cells following incubation with plasma membranes prepared from young or senescent WI-38 cells, A431 cells, 3T3 cells, or NR6 cells. The percentage of 3H]thymidine-labeled nuclei in senescent cultures was two- to fivefold greater than that seen in controls in which cells were incubated in the absence of membranes or in the presence of boiled membranes. The effect was trypsin sensitive, suggesting that a protein moiety is necessary for stimulation of DNA synthesis. As the culture age increased, basal levels of DNA synthesis, as well as maximal stimulation of DNA synthesis following incubation with plasma membranes, decreased. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that different subpopulations exist in senescing cultures and suggest a complex pattern of inhibitory and stimulatory regulation of cell proliferation. |
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