Liskamp, R.M. , Brothman, A.R., Arcoleo, J.P., Miller, O.J. and Weinstein, I.B. (1985) Cellular uptake and localization of fluorescent derivatives of phorbol ester tumor promoters. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 131(2), pp. 920-927. (doi: 10.1016/0006-291X(85)91327-0)
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Abstract
The synthetic fluorescent derivatives of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), dansyl-TPA, dansyl-TPA-20-acetate and dansyl-TPA-13-desacetate, have ID50 values in the [3H]PDBu binding assay of 2nM, 30nM and 1000nM respectively; the ID50 value of TPA is 4nM. Dansyl-TPA is also equipotent with TPA as an activator of protein kinase C(PKC) producing half maximum stimulation at 2nM. Dansyl-TPA-13-desacetate is almost as potent as dansyl-TPA, while dansyl-TPA-20-acetate is completely inactive as an activator of PKC. The cellular uptake of these fluorescent TPA derivatives tends to parallel their activity in the [3H]PDBu binding assay. Treatment of C3H 10T1/2 cells with 100nM dansyl-TPA results in intense fluorescence of the entire cytoplasm, while the nucleus is virtually devoid of fluorescence. The uptake of fluorescence is quenched by an excess of TPA. Thus, dansyl-TPA rapidly enters cells and binds to specific sites distributed throughout the cytoplasm. Presumably these sites reflect the cellular localization of phorbol ester receptors and protein kinase C.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Liskamp, Professor Robert |
Authors: | Liskamp, R.M., Brothman, A.R., Arcoleo, J.P., Miller, O.J., and Weinstein, I.B. |
College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry |
Journal Name: | Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications |
ISSN: | 0006-291X |
ISSN (Online): | 1090-2104 |
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