Nucleic acids methylation of synchronized BHK 21 HS 5 fibroblasts during the mitotic phase

Journal of Cellular Physiology
B BuglerR Valencia

Abstract

The methylation of nucleic acids has been investigated during the cell cycle of an asparagine dependent strain of transformed fibroblasts (BHK 21 HS 5). The synchrony was carried out by a partial asparagine starvation of cells for 24 hours. The amino acid supply induced all cells to enter synchronously the G1 phase. Methylation and DNA synthesis were respectively measured by pulsed [methyl-14C] methionine and [methyl-3H] thymidine incorporation. DNA methylation followed a biphasic pattern with maximal methyl incorporations during both S phase and mitosis. A partial desynchronisation induced the S phase of the second cycle to proceed before all the cells have achieved their division. Hydroxyurea was used in order to inhibit the DNA synthesis of cells entering the second cell cycle, which might interfer with the mitosis of the first one. The inhibitor was added either at the first beginning of cell division or during all the G1 phase. In both conditions it suppressed 3H thymidine incorporation of the second cycle. However, mitosis took place and methylations occurred as in previous experiments. The DNA methylation of the mitotic phase in the first cell cycle could thus be dissociated from the classical post-synthetic DNA maturati...Continue Reading

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