| Literature DB >> 1968681 |
I L Andrulis1, R Argonza, A E Cairney.
Abstract
Human cell lines resistant to L-asparaginase or albizziin were isolated by multistep selection of HT1080 fibrosarcoma and MIA PaCa-2 pancreatic carcinoma cells. Mutants were cross-resistant to both drugs, but more resistant to the drug used for selection. The drug-resistant cell lines expressed elevated levels of asparagine synthetase activity and protein, up to 17-fold over that of the parental cells. Enzyme overproduction was due to gene amplification in the albizziin-resistant cells, whereas increased expression without amplification was observed in L-asparaginase-resistant cells.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1968681 DOI: 10.1007/bf01650480
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Somat Cell Mol Genet ISSN: 0740-7750