Inhibition of mitosis by avarol, a natural product isolated from the sponge Dysidea avara
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Inhibition of mitosis by avarol, a natural product isolated from the sponge Dysidea avara
Abstract
Avarol, a sesquiterpenoid hydroquinone, is a cytostatic agent, isolated from the sponge Dysidea avara. Autoradiographic studies show that in vivo (L5178y mouse lymphoma cells) avarol changes the labelling index in favour of the fraction of unlabelled cells (from 1.24 to 1.04). At concentrations below the 50% inhibition dose, the mitotic index increases from 6.5 +/- 0.5 to 10.4 +/- 0.8; at higher concentrations the formation of mitotic figures is almost completely suppressed. In vitro studies applying the methods of viscosimetry and electron microscopy demonstrate that avarol inhibits assembly of brain microtubule protein at an at least stoichiometric concentration ratio. Moreover, evidence is presented that the new antimitotic agent avarol inhibits protofilament elongation rather than lateral association of tubulin during protofilament formation. The results suggest that avarol interferes with polymerization of tubulin both in interphase and during mitosis.
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