Abstract
Inhibition of polyamine biosynthesis in mammalian cells with methylglyoxal bis-(guanylhydrazone) and α-methyl ornithine inhibits cytokinesis and induces the formation of binucleate cells. Further, these binucleate cells exhibited a diffused pattern of microfilaments compared with the control cells as evidenced by indirect immunofluorescence using anti-actin antibodies. These effects can be reversed by increasing the intracellular levels of the polyamines. The results of this study suggest that polyamines may have a role in the process of cytokinesis and cell division.
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