Relationship between a tumor promoter-induced decrease in queuine modification of transfer RNA in normal human cells and the expression of an altered cell phenotype.

M S Elliott; J R Katze; R W Trewyn

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Relationship between a tumor promoter-induced decrease in queuine modification of transfer RNA in normal human cells and the expression of an altered cell phenotype.

M S Elliott·J R Katze·R W Trewyn

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With normal human skin fibroblasts in culture, a transient decrease in queuine modification of tRNA precedes a phorbol ester tumor promoter-induced 5- to 10-fold increase in saturation density. Subsequently, an increase in the queuine content of cellular tRNA (to levels comparable to those in untreated cultures) precedes a decrease in saturation density. This reversal of the phorbol ester-induced alteration in tRNA modification occurs in the continued presence of the tumor promoter, and it parallels an increased ability of the cells to salvage queuine from catabolized endogenous tRNA. Addition of exogenous queuine concurrently with the tumor promoter at early passage significantly inhibits the increase in saturation density. The results suggest a role for the decrease in queuine modification of tRNA in mediating the phenotypic change induced by the tumor promoter.

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Carcinogens Cells, Cultured Fibroblasts Guanine Humans Infant, Newborn Kinetics Male Phenotype Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate Phorbol Esters Phorbols RNA, Transfer Skin Tritium Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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M S Elliott, J R Katze, R W Trewyn. 1984. Relationship between a tumor promoter-induced decrease in queuine modification of transfer RNA in normal human cells and the expression of an altered cell phenotype.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6589040/

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