Concomitant Changes in Polyamine Pools and DNA Methylation during Growth Inhibition of Human Colonic Cancer Cells |
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Authors: | Beno?&#x;t Duranton Gérard Keith Francine Gossé Christian Bergmann René Schleiffer Francis Raul |
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Institution: | aCJF INSERM 95-09 et Laboratoire du Contrôle Métabolique et Nutritionnel en Oncologie Digestive de l'ULP, IRCAD, 1 Place de l'Hôpital, 67091, Strasbourg, France;bUPR 9002 CNRS, IBMC, 15 rue Descartes, 67084, Strasbourg, France |
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Abstract: | The effects of CGP 48664 and DFMO, selective inhibitors of the key enzymes of polyamine biosynthesis, namely, ofS-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC) and ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), were investigated on growth, polyamine metabolism, and DNA methylation in the Caco-2 cell line. Both inhibitors caused growth inhibition and affected similarly the initial expression of the differentiation marker sucrase. In the presence of the AdoMetDC inhibitor, ODC activity and the intracellular pool of putrescine were enhanced, whereas the spermidine and spermine pools were decreased. In the presence of the ODC inhibitor, the AdoMetDC activity was enhanced and the intracellular pools of putrescine and spermidine were decreased. With both compounds, the degree of global DNA methylation was increased. Spermine and spermidine (but not putrescine) selectively inhibited cytosine–DNA methyltransferase activity. Our observations suggest that spermidine (and to a lesser extent spermine) controls DNA methylation and may represent a crucial step in the regulation of Caco-2 cell growth and differentiation. |
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Keywords: | spermidine sucrase ornithine decarboxylase S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase cytosine&ndash DNA methyltransferase |
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