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Relationship between cellular diadenosine 5',5'-P1,P4-tetraphosphate level, cell density, cell growth stimulation and toxic stresses
Authors:E Segal  J B Le Pecq
Abstract:In order to elucidate the postulated role of diadenosine 5',5'-P1,P4-tetraphosphate (Ap4A) in cell growth regulation, the Ap4A cellular content was measured in cells submitted to various treatments affecting the cell growth. Ap4A level was found to increase ten times when cells reached confluence, whereas no significant variation of the ATP pool was observed. Cell growth arrest after serum depletion did not cause any variation in the Ap4A pool. A limited increase in the Ap4A pool was observed when growth of arrested cells was reinitiated but this variation reflected only the increase of cell density. No significant variation in the Ap4A intracellular level was observed after submitting two eukaryotic cell lines to various stresses (cytotoxic drugs, ethanol and heat-shock treatments). These results suggest that, in eukaryotic cells, Ap4A is not involved in cell growth stimulation but rather is associated with cell contact growth inhibition. They also suggest that Ap4A is not an 'alarmone', contrary to what has been proposed for bacteria.
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