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PubMed1981

Lack of correlation between pp60src kinase activity and transformation parameters in cells infected with temperature-conditional mutants of Rous sarcoma virus.

The pp60src kinase activity of cells infected with temperature-conditional mutants of Rous sarcoma virus (RSV), which induce only a partial transformation, was compared to the pattern of transformation parameters induced by these mutants. The tsGI251-infected cells were thermosensitive for hexose transport, fibrinolysis, morphological alterations and pp60src kinase activity, but cold-sensitive for loss of growth control. The tsGI253-infected cells were similar to tsGI251-infected cells except that they were only slightly cold-sensitive for loss of growth control and had a very low pp60src kinase activity which was temperature-insensitive. Thus, the pp60src kinase activity measured in vitro with IgG as a substrate did not correlate in a consistent way with any of the measured parameters of transformation.

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PubMed1976

A specific decrease of the fluorescence depolarization of perylene in muscle membranes from mice with muscular dystrophy.

The microviscosity of erythrocyte membranes and muscle microsomes from age matched 6-week old control mice REJ 129 Dy/Dy, and mice with muscular dystrophy REJ 129 DY/DY has been estimated by measuring the fluorescence depolarization of perylene. There was no difference between the erythrocyte membranes. The muscle microsomes from dystrophic animals had about 20% lower values than the controls. The temperature dependence indicated that a transition occurs in both sets of muscle microsomes, but the transition temperature was lower in the dystrophic microsomes. Cholesterol, phospholipid and triglyceride analyses of the membranes showed no difference between the erythrocyte membranes. The largest difference in the muscle microsomes was a two-fold increase in cholesterol level found in the dystrophic microsomes. No simple correlation could be made between the lipid analysis and the microviscosity measurements. Since the change in microviscosity is found in membranes isolated from the tissue primarily affected by the dy gene, we suggest that the change in microviscosity may be important in the development of the disease.

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