Polyamines: New cues in cellular signal transduction

被引:114
作者
Bachrach, U [1 ]
Wang, YC [1 ]
Tabib, A [1 ]
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[1] Hebrew Univ Jerusalem, Hadassah Med Sch, Dept Mol Biol, IL-91120 Jerusalem, Israel
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NEWS IN PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 2001年 / 16卷
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10.1152/physiologyonline.2001.16.3.106
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Q4 [生理学];
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071003 [生理学];
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The naturally occurring polyamines putrescine, spermidine, and spermine are involved in signal transduction. This has been demonstrated by using inhibitors for polyamine biosynthesis (such as alpha -difluoromethylornithine)or adding polyamines to cultured cells. Different polyamines, preferentially activated protein kinases (tyrosine kinases and MAP kinases), stimulated the expression of nuclear protooncogenes (myc, jun, and fos).
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