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. 1989 Jan;80(1):15–18. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.1989.tb02238.x

Modification of Cellular Membrane Functions by Pendolmycin

Kazuo Umezawa 1, Masaya Imoto 1, Takashi Yamashita 1, Tsutomu Sawa 1, Tomio Takeuchi 1
PMCID: PMC5917687  PMID: 2496055

Abstract

Pendolmycin is a new indole alkaloid isolated from Nocardiopsis as an inhibitor of phosphatidyl‐inositol turnover. Structurally, pendolmycin is similar to teleocidin B and lyngbyatoxin A. Pendolmycin, teleocidin B and 12‐O‐tetradecanoylphorbol‐13‐acetate all inhibited phosphatidylinositol turnover in A431 cells. Pendolmycin inhibited binding of epidermal growth factor, activated ara‐chidonic acid release and hexose transport, and inhibited binding of phorbol‐12,13‐tlibutylate in C3H10T1/2 cells. Thus, pendolmycin was as potent as teleocidin B and phorbol ester tumor promoters in modification of cell membrane functions, while having the simplest structure among them.

Keywords: Pendolmycin, Teleocidin, Tumor promotion, Phosphatidylinositol turnover, Epidermal growth factor

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