Abstract
Immortalization of rodent cells by oncogenes is a complex biological process which involves the abnormal regulation of genes who control cellular proliferation. The role of the cell cycle control genes cdc2, cdc25 and cyclin A in the maintenance of immortalization and in growth arrest was examined in the tsa14, a SV40 T antigen rat embryonic fibroblast conditional for growth cell line. Analysis of RNA expression showed minimal levels of cdc2 mRNA in both proliferating and growth-arrested tsa14 cells. In contrast, cyclin A mRNA was found downregulated in growth-arrested tsa14 cells, as well as in senescent primary rat embryonic fibroblasts (REFS). The ability of cdc2, or cdc25, or cyclin A genes to maintain the tsa14 immortal phenotype was also examined by electroporations of these genes into the tsa14 cells. Clones over-expressing the electroporated cdc2, or cdc25, or cyclin A, or combinations of these genes growth arrested at the non-permissive conditions similar to controls, thereby suggesting that the expression of these genes alone is insufficient for tsa14 maintenance of immortalization.
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