Abstract

Differentiation of preadipose 3T3-F442A cells into adipose cells is accelerated by the addition of dihydrocytochalasin B. The effect of the drug on 3T3-C2 cells is more marked: these cells are practically unable to differentiate in the absence of H2CB but a long-term exposure to the drug enables the cells to accumulate lipid droplets in medium supplemented with fetal calf serum and insulin. During their differentiation under these conditions the 3T3-C2 cells develop markers typical of adipose cells: glycerophosphate dehydrogenase, ATP-citrate lyase, fatty acid synthetase and glycerophosphate acyltransferase.

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