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  • Title: Effect of the methylation inhibitors 3-deazaadenosine and 3-deazaaristeromycin on phosphatidylcholine formation in Tetrahymena.
    Author: Smith JD, Ledoux DN.
    Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta; 1990 Dec 04; 1047(3):290-3. PubMed ID: 2252915.
    Abstract:
    The methylation inhibitors 3-deazaadenosine and 3-deazaaristeromycin inhibited the methylation pathway for phosphatidylcholine formation in Tetrahymena. At the same time, the phosphatidylcholine levels within the cell were maintained by increased use of the phosphotransferase pathway. Cell growth was not affected at inhibitor concentrations up to 50 microM but was 50% inhibited at inhibitor concentrations of 100 microM. This growth inhibition was not reversed by the addition of choline to the growth medium. The added choline resulted in greater use of the phosphotransferase pathway, even in uninhibited cultures, but there was no effect on phosphatidylcholine levels, pointing to a much tighter control on phosphatidylcholine formation than exists in animal cells.
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