Morphological Changes in Insect BM-N4 Cells Induced by Nocardamine

  • Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1998;62(10):2049-51. doi: 10.1271/bbb.62.2049.
K Matsubara  1 ,  S Sakuda  1 ,  T Kondo  1 ,  M Tanaka  1 ,  T Nishimura  2 ,  A Suzuki  1
Affiliations
  • 1. a Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, The University of Tokyo.
  • 2. b Department of Science and Technology, Teikyo University.
PMID: 27385455 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.2049
Abstract

Nocardamine, a kind of siderophore, was isolated as an inducer of morphological changes in the insect cells, BM-N4. It changed the morphology of the cells from round to an unusual spindle shape. This activity of nocardamine was inhibited by adding the ferric ion.

Keywords
BM-N4; ferric ion; morphological change; nocardamine; siderophore.
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