Abstract
We found that monolayer cultures of F9 cells induced to differentiate with trans-retinoic acid (RA) contain two major subpopulations of cells. These two cell types can be distinguished by their cellular morphology, their pattern of laminin accumulation, and their ability to undergo further differentiation in response to N 6-O 2-dibutyryl adenosine 3′:5′cyclic monophosphoric acid (dBcAMP). Furthermore, the developmental pathway induced by RA appears to lead to two alternative pathways, and differentiation at the branch point is either directly or indirectly controlled by cAMP. Differentiation along one branch of this pathway can be induced by 5-bromodeoxyuridine, whereas differentiation along an unrelated pathway is induced by N-′N′-dimethylacetamide. In all cases, differentiation is closely paralleled by suppression of the tumorigenic pheno-type, indicating that these two processes are tightly linked and probably share a common step.
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