Differences in Membrane Fluidity and Structure in Contact-Inhibited and Transformed Cells*

AUTOR(ES)

Barnett, Ronald E.

RESUMO

Studies on contact-inhibited mouse embryo fibroblast 3T3 cells and 3T3 cells transformed by oncogenic RNA and DNA viruses and by a chemical carcinogen have demonstrated differences in plasma membrane architecture. Spin-label and freeze-fracture ultrastructural studies have shown that contact-inhibited cells have ordered membrane lipids and aggregated intramembranous particles, whereas transformed cells have fluid membrane lipids and randomly distributed intramembranous particles. These findings suggest a model for how changes in the cell membrane may account for some of the characteristic differences observed between contact-inhibited and transformed cells.

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