Effects of 5-azacytidine on the progressive nature of cell transformation (original) (raw)

Abstract

C3H 10T1/2 mouse embryo fibroblasts were exposed to 3 microM 5-azacytidine for 24 h and then serially passaged in the absence of 5-azacytidine and examined for subsequent changes in growth properties. The treated cells showed changes in morphology, saturation density, growth rate, and serum dependence. By the 5th passage they acquired the ability to grow in 0.3% agarose, and by the 30th passage they gave rise to fully transformed foci that grew in agarose, in agar, and in liquid suspension. This progression was rapidly accelerated if the cultures derived from 5-azacytidine-treated cells were exposed for 48 h to the carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene. Results of these studies provide evidence that aberrations in DNA methylation may be one of a series of critical events during the course of multistage carcinogenesis and thus enhance the evolution of tumor cells.

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