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. 1982 Jun 15;204(3):853–859. doi: 10.1042/bj2040853

Effect of 5'-deoxy-5'-isobutylthioadenosine on putrescine uptake and polyamine biosynthesis by chick embryo fibroblasts.

F Lawrence, U Bachrach, M Robert-Géro
PMCID: PMC1158430  PMID: 6289806

Abstract

The effect of 5'-deoxy-5'-S-isobutylthioadenosine (SIBA) on polyamine biosynthesis has been studied by using cultured chick embryo fibroblasts. It has been shown that the drug inhibits the uptake of [14C]putrescine and its conversion into labelled spermidine or spermine. The inhibitory effect is reversed by removing the inhibitor after exposing the cells to the drug for 24 h. SIBA also caused a significant decrease in cellular spermine levels and an accumulation of putrescine. These changes are reversed by removing the inhibitor. SIBA had the same effect on chick embryo fibroblasts transformed by Rous sarcoma virus; a decrease in cellular spermine levels in SIBA-treated cells was observed. In all the experiments SIBA caused a reduction in the spermine/putrescine and spermidine/putrescine ratios. It is suggested that SIBA is not only an inhibitor of transmethylation but also interferes with polyamine biosynthesis, probably by blocking aminopropyltransferase.

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