Dependence of interfacial properties of normal and transformed 3T3 cell membranes on treatment with factors modifying proliferation

Cell Biophysics
G Adam, C Schumann

Abstract

Interfacial properties of the outer cell membrane of normal and transformed in vitro cultures of mouse 3T3 cells have been investigated. The contact angles of sessile drops on dried cell preparations were measured and the interfacial tensions derived using the thermodynamic approach introduced by Neumann. Interfacial tensions were found to be within an order of magnitude of those determined for other cell and model membranes. Treatment of cells with calf serum, a stimulant to proliferation, resulted in a decrease in the interfacial tension of normal and transformed cells, whereas use of concanavalin A and its succinylated derivative lead to an increase of interfacial tensions of both cell types. These and further results show a detailed correlation between the growth-regulating effects and the effects on interfacial properties of these proliferation-modifying factors. An interpretation of the results of serum depression of the interfacial tension in terms of a binding equilibrium dependent on the concentration of humoral growth factors in the medium is attempted.

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