Characteristics of the nucleotide phosphohydrolases of hamster embryo cells |
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Authors: | Y M Chow H R Gutmann |
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Institution: | Cancer Research Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 USA |
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Abstract: | The characteristics and distribution of nucleotide phosphohydrolases of hamster embryo cells were examined. The hydrolysis of ATP and ADP by monolayers of hamster embryo cells was stimulated by Mg2+ and Ca2+ ions. In contrast, the hydrolysis of AMP was not increased by these ions. These observations suggest that the enzyme hydrolyzing AMP (ecto-AMPase) is different from the enzymes hydrolyzing ATP and ADP. About 70–90% of the total activity of the nucleotide phosphohydrolases of hamster embryo cells was localized on the surface of the cell membrane. These ecto-enzymes hydrolyzed a variety of nucleotides at rates comparable to those observed for the hydrolysis of AMP, ADP, and ATP. These findings indicated that the ecto-enzymes of hamster embryo cells have a low substrate specificity. The activities of the ecto-enzymes of tumor cells induced in the hamster by Rous sarcoma virus were greatly diminished or abolished in comparison to those of normal hamster embryo cells. This suggests that the ecto-nucleotide phosphohydrolases of hamster embryo cells may be suitable biochemical markers of transformation. |
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