PMID- 16389452 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060316 LR - 20111117 IS - 1420-682X (Print) IS - 1420-682X (Linking) VI - 63 IP - 2 DP - 2006 Jan TI - Inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity prevent cell cycle progression and induce apoptosis at the M/G1 transition in CHO cells. PG - 220-8 AB - Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) activity has been implicated in regulating cell cycle progression at distinct points in the cell cycle by preventing cell cycle arrest or apoptosis. In this study, the role of PI3-kinase activity during the entire G1 phase of the ongoing cell cycle was studied in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells synchronized by mitotic shake-off. We show that inhibition of PI3-kinase activity during and 2 h after mitosis inhibited cell cycle progression into S phase. In the presence of the PI3-kinase inhibitor wortmannin or LY294002, cells were arrested during early G1 phase, leading to the expression of the cleaved caspase-3, a central mediator of apoptosis. These results demonstrate that PI3-kinase activity is required for progression through the M/G1 phase. In the absence of PI3-kinase activity, cells are induced for apoptosis in this particular phase of the cell cycle. FAU - van Opstal, A AU - van Opstal A AD - Cellular Architecture & Dynamics, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - Boonstra, J AU - Boonstra J LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - Switzerland TA - Cell Mol Life Sci JT - Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS JID - 9705402 RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - EC 2.7.1.- (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases) SB - IM MH - Actin Cytoskeleton/physiology MH - Animals MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - CHO Cells MH - Cell Cycle/*drug effects MH - Cricetinae MH - Cricetulus MH - G1 Phase/*drug effects MH - Mitosis MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*physiology MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*pharmacology EDAT- 2006/01/04 09:00 MHDA- 2006/03/17 09:00 CRDT- 2006/01/04 09:00 PHST- 2006/01/04 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/03/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2006/01/04 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s00018-005-5412-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Mol Life Sci. 2006 Jan;63(2):220-8. doi: 10.1007/s00018-005-5412-9.