Exogenous glycosphingolipids suppress growth rate of transformed and untransformed 3T3 mouse cells |
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Authors: | T. W. Keenan Erika Schmid W. W. Franke H. Wiegandt |
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Affiliation: | 1. Division of Membrane Biology and Biochemistry, Institute for Experimental Pathology, German Cancer Research Center, D-69 Heidelberg, BRD;2. Physiologisch-Chemisches Institut, Philipps-Universität, D-355 Marburg/L., BRD |
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Abstract: | Gangliosides added to culture media reduced both the growth rate and saturation density of SV40-virus transformed and untransformed 3T3 cells. Monosialogangliosides were much more effective than disialogangliosides in inhibiting growth rate. These gangliosides caused little or no cell damage or significant morphological alteration of the individual cells. Trisialoganglioside markedly reduced growth rate but in some experiments also caused cell damage and lysis. The isolated carbohydrate moiety of the ganglioside GGtet1, the sialo-oligosaccharide galactopyranosyl-N-acetyl-galactosaminyl-(N-acetylneuraminyl)-galactosyl-glucose, did not inhibit growth of SV40 3T3 cells in culture. Ceramide alone was also ineffective as a growth inhibitor. However, the tetrahexosyl ceramide derived from the above ganglioside was equally as effective as the parent compound in retarding growth of SV40 3T3 cells. Similarly, mono-, di- and trihexosyl ceramides were also effective in inhibiting growth of these cells. Gangliosides added to the culture media were rapidly accumulated by cells, apparently at the plasma membrane. The accumulated ganglioside was not degraded by the cells. However, the accumulated ganglioside could be distinguished from gangliosides synthesized in vivo by the lability of the former to neuraminidase. |
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Keywords: | Cer ceramide Glc glucose Gal galactose GalNAc NeuNAc Lac lactose Gtri gangliotriose (GalNAcβ1-4Galβ1-4Glc) Gtet NeuNAc-Gal-Glc-Cer NeuNAc-NeuNAc-Gal-Glc-Cer GalNAc-(NeuNAc)-Gal-Glc-Cer Gal-GalNAc-(NeuNAc)-Gal-Glc-Cer NeuNAc-Gal-GalNAc-(NeuNAc)-Gal-Glc-Cer Gal-GalNAc-(NeuNAc-NeuNAc)-Gal-Glc-Cer NeuNAc-Gal-GalNAc-(NeuNAc-NeuNAc)-Gal-Glc-Cer |
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