A relationship between adenosine 3'-5'-cyclic monophosphate levels and deoxyribonucleic acid synthesis in Euglena. 1982

E F Carell, and K L Dearfield

Using the binding protein method we found that cAMP levels in normal, exponentially growing Euglena stay constant on per cell and protein basis. The level rises slightly when cells enter the stationary stage. Cells growing in low vitamin B12 medium show the same pattern during predeficiency growth. Upon becoming vitamin B12 deficient, the cAMP level decreases. Replenishment of these cells with the vitamin causes an immediate drop, followed by a sharp rise in cAMP. This is followed by resumption of DNA synthesis. The cAMP level drops and rises again when DNA duplication is completed and during the G2 period. The level of the cAMP drops again followed by resumption of cell division. the data suggest a relation exists between cAMP level, resumption and completion of DNA synthesis, and cell division.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002455 Cell Division The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION. M Phase,Cell Division Phase,Cell Divisions,Division Phase, Cell,Division, Cell,Divisions, Cell,M Phases,Phase, Cell Division,Phase, M,Phases, M
D004247 DNA A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine). DNA, Double-Stranded,Deoxyribonucleic Acid,ds-DNA,DNA, Double Stranded,Double-Stranded DNA,ds DNA
D005056 Euglena gracilis A species of fresh-water, flagellated EUKARYOTES in the phylum EUGLENIDA. Euglena gracili,gracilis, Euglena
D000242 Cyclic AMP An adenine nucleotide containing one phosphate group which is esterified to both the 3'- and 5'-positions of the sugar moiety. It is a second messenger and a key intracellular regulator, functioning as a mediator of activity for a number of hormones, including epinephrine, glucagon, and ACTH. Adenosine Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate,Adenosine Cyclic 3,5 Monophosphate,Adenosine Cyclic Monophosphate,Adenosine Cyclic-3',5'-Monophosphate,Cyclic AMP, (R)-Isomer,Cyclic AMP, Disodium Salt,Cyclic AMP, Monoammonium Salt,Cyclic AMP, Monopotassium Salt,Cyclic AMP, Monosodium Salt,Cyclic AMP, Sodium Salt,3',5'-Monophosphate, Adenosine Cyclic,AMP, Cyclic,Adenosine Cyclic 3',5' Monophosphate,Cyclic 3',5'-Monophosphate, Adenosine,Cyclic Monophosphate, Adenosine,Cyclic-3',5'-Monophosphate, Adenosine,Monophosphate, Adenosine Cyclic

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