Protein synthesis is not required for the inhibitory effect of selenite on cell colony formation and RNA synthesis |
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Authors: | Lin Yan Gerald D. Frenkel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, 07102, Newark, NJ
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Abstract: | Selenite has been shown to undergo intracellular metabolism that results in its conversion to other low molecular weight Secontaining species and also to its incorporation into a selenocysteine residue in selenoprotein. In order to investigate whether the incorporation into protein is required for the cytotoxic effects of selenite, we have examined whether inhibition of protein synthesis prevents the inhibitory effect of selenite on the ability of cells to form colonies or to synthesize RNA. We have found that treatment of HeLa cells with cycloheximide inhibited protein synthesis by >90% but had no effect on the inhibitory effect of selenite on cell colony formation or RNA synthesis. Since protein synthesis is not necessary for these cytotoxic effects of selenite they are unlikely to result from an increase in the synthesis of selenoproteins. |
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Keywords: | KeywordHeading" >Index Entries Selenite HeLa cells cycloheximide protein synthesis RNA synthesis colony formation |
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