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Loss of density‐dependent regulation of multiplication of BALB/3T3 cells chemically transformed in vitro
Author(s) -
Oshiro Y.,
DiPaolo J. A.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of cellular physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 174
eISSN - 1097-4652
pISSN - 0021-9541
DOI - 10.1002/jcp.1040810116
Subject(s) - 3t3 cells , in vitro , cell , microbiology and biotechnology , cell cycle , biology , cell culture , chemistry , transfection , biochemistry , genetics
Balb/3T3 cells show density‐dependent regulation of multiplication with the final cell density depending on serum concentration in the media. Chemically transformed Balb/3T3 cells (Balb/3T3‐D) pile up on each other, multiply to a high cell density, but have decreased DNA synthesis at very high cell densities. Balb/3T3‐D cells require less serum for multiplication compared with original Balb/3T3 cells. A rat serum fraction and a bovine β‐globulin fraction stimulate the multiplication of Balb/3T3 cells but only slightly stimulate Balb/3T3‐D cells indicating different serum factors stimulate growth of these two cell types. The multiplication properties of Balb/3T3‐D cells are very similar to those of SV‐40 transformed 3T3 cells, however, these properties were brought about by a single treatment by a chemical carcinogen, without an exogenous virus. The transformation altered the contact of cells to one another, indicating a permanent chemical change in the membrane structure.