Stimulation of melanotic expression in murine melanoma cells exposed to polyamine antimetabolites

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
K Käpyaho, J Jänne

Abstract

An exposure of cultured Cloudman S91 melanoma cells to inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis, 2-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) and methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) (MGBG), distinctly promoted the expression of differentiated biochemical functions of the tumor cells. Slight to moderate growth inhibition produced by the compounds was associated with a stimulation of melanogenesis, as reflected by a striking enhancement of tyrosinase (EC 1.10.3.1) activity and an increase in cellular melanin content. Both antimetabolites acted synergistically with alpha-melanotropin (MSH), as regards the stimulation of melanogenesis. Exposure of the melanoma cells to MSH resulted in most experiments in a marked decrease of the intracellular polyamine pools, usually involving all three polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine). The DFMO-induced stimulation of melanogenesis was totally suppressed by the administration of putrescine, whereas the MSH-stimulated tyrosinase activity was not influenced by the diamine. Although many recent reports indicate that terminal differentiation is accompanied by a distinct stimulation of polyamine biosynthesis, our results suggest that in certain cells polyamine deprivation may lead to an enhanced expressi...Continue Reading

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