Abstract
We measured both pyridine nucleotide levels and ribonucleotide reductase-specific activity in Yoshida ascites hepatoma cells as a function of growth in vivo and during recruitment from non-cycling to cycling state in vitro. Oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD +) and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADP) levels remained unchanged during tumour growth, while NADP + and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) levels were very high in exponentially growing cells and markedly decreased in the resting phase. Ribonucleotide reductase activity paralleled NADP(H) (NADP + plus NADPH) intracellular content. The concomitant increase in both NADP(H) levels and ribonucleotide reductase activity was also observed during G1-S transition in vitro. Cells treated with hydroxyurea showed a comparable correlation between the pool size of NADP(H) and ribonucleotide reductase activity. On the basis of these findings, we suggest that fluctuations in NADP(H) levels and ribonucleotide reductase activity might play a critical role in cell cycle regulation.
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