| Literature DB >> 2903948 |
S Metafora1, G Peluso, G Ravagnan, M Marchese, M Di Pietro, A Mancini, N Panza, A Fusco, R Porta.
Abstract
Transglutaminase (TGase) activity was reduced in intact mitogen-stimulated human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) when compared to intact resting PBL. Moreover, a treatment of the same quiescent immunocompetent cells with purified liver TGase and Ca2+ completely suppressed the mitogen-induced blast transformation. A decrease in TGase activity in neoplastically transformed seminal vesicle epithelial cells with respect to their normal parent counterpart was also observed. Our data support the notion of a possible implication of TGase in cell proliferation and transformation.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2903948 DOI: 10.1007/bf03003188
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Oncol Tumor Pharmacother ISSN: 0736-0118