Abstract
AAF-AMC is not a specific TPP II substrate, since it is also hydrolyzed by purified proteasomes. Moreover, AAF-cmk, claimed to be a specific TPP II inhibitor, also inhibits the chymotrypsin-like activity of the proteasome. While AAF-cmk itself is mildly cytostatic to U-937 cells and induces cell cycle block in G1, its combination with PSI does not induce an increase in the cytostatic/cytotoxic effects. This suggests that TPP II is possibly less important for cell metabolism than it was previously believed and it is less probable that it can be able to fully compensate for the loss of the proteasome function.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 131-132 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Apoptosis
- Cell cycle
- Proteasome
- Tripeptidyl peptidase II
- U937 cells
- Ubiquitin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Histology