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Inhibition of ribonucleotide reductase by gallium in murine leukemic L1210 cells. 1991

C R Chitambar, and J Narasimhan, and J Guy, and D S Sem, and W J O'Brien
Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226.

Our previous studies of the mechanism of cell growth inhibition by gallium have suggested that the block in cellular iron uptake induced by transferrin-gallium results in an inhibition of the iron-dependent M2 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase. However, it is not known whether the inhibitory effect of gallium on ribonucleotide reductase is solely the result of limiting iron availability for enzyme activity or whether a direct effect of intracellular gallium on the enzyme is also involved. In the present study, utilizing a cell-free assay, we show that gallium nitrate directly inhibits CDP and ADP reductase activity. Inhibition of DNA synthesis by gallium nitrate thus appears to be due to a combination of a block in iron availability to ribonucleotide reductase and a direct inhibition of the enzyme by gallium.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007501 Iron A metallic element with atomic symbol Fe, atomic number 26, and atomic weight 55.85. It is an essential constituent of HEMOGLOBINS; CYTOCHROMES; and IRON-BINDING PROTEINS. It plays a role in cellular redox reactions and in the transport of OXYGEN. Iron-56,Iron 56
D007939 Leukemia L1210 An experimental LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA of mice. Leukemia L 1210,L 1210, Leukemia,L1210, Leukemia
D004273 DNA, Neoplasm DNA present in neoplastic tissue. Neoplasm DNA
D005708 Gallium A rare, metallic element designated by the symbol, Ga, atomic number 31, and atomic weight 69.72.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012264 Ribonucleotide Reductases Ribonucleotide Reductase,Reductase, Ribonucleotide,Reductases, Ribonucleotide
D051379 Mice The common name for the genus Mus. Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus

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