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. 1972 Feb;69(2):403–406. doi: 10.1073/pnas.69.2.403

The Inhibition of Plant and Animal Adenosine 3′:5′-Cyclic Monophosphate Phosphodiesterases by a Cell-Division-Promoting Substance from Tissues of Higher Plant Species

Henry N Wood 1, Michael C Lin 1,*, Armin C Braun 1
PMCID: PMC426467  PMID: 4333984

Abstract

One member of a new class of cell-division-promoting factors, that has been given the trivial name of cytokinesin I, is a potent inhibitor of adenosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate phosphodiesterases of both plant and animal origin. Since an adenylate cyclase has been demonstrated in this study to be present in plant cells, the results suggest that cytokinesin I may be exerting its biological effects in promoting division in cells of higher plant species as a regulator of adenosine 3′:5′-cyclic monophosphate.

Keywords: adenylate cyclase, cytokinesins, theophylline, Vinca rosea, crown-gall tumor

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