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A continuum of transformed phenotypes in C3H/10T1/2 derivatives. 1988

A C Chen, and H R Herschman

Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, Los Angeles 90024.

Two-stage transformants have been isolated from C3H/10T1/2 cells exposed to UV-irradiation followed by treatment with TPA. These UV-TDTx cells form foci in co-culture with C3H/10T1/2 cells only in the presence of TPA. In the absence of TPA, UV-TDTx cells are indistinguishable from control C3H/10T1/2 cells in co-cultures. Single-step transformants of C3H/10T1/2 cells isolated after exposure to high doses of chemical carcinogens, however, show TPA-independent focus formation in co-culture with C3H/10T1/2 cells. We now show that three independently isolated two-stage UV + TPA transformants as well as a single-step, high dose methylcholanthrene (MCA) transformant (MCATx1e) isolated in our laboratory are anchorage-dependent and non-tumorigenic. In contrast, another single-step, high dose MCA transformant (MCACl#16/39) known to contain an activated c-Ki-ras gene shows TPA-independent focus formation in mixed culture with C3H/10T1/2 cells, anchorage independence and tumorigenicity. Analysis of UV-TDTx:C3H/10T1/2 and MCACl#16/39:C3H/10T1/2 somatic cell hybrids indicates that a similar percentage of hybrids of each cell type are able to form foci in co-culture with C3H/10T1/2 cells. However, focus-forming UV-TDTx:C3H/10T1/2 hybrids remain dependent on TPA for focus formation in mixed culture.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008819	Mice, Nude	Mutant mice homozygous for the recessive gene "nude" which fail to develop a thymus. They are useful in tumor studies and studies on immune responses.	Athymic Mice,Mice, Athymic,Nude Mice,Mouse, Athymic,Mouse, Nude,Athymic Mouse,Nude Mouse
D009374	Neoplasms, Experimental	Experimentally induced new abnormal growth of TISSUES in animals to provide models for studying human neoplasms.	Experimental Neoplasms,Experimental Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Experimental
D002455	Cell Division	The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION.	M Phase,Cell Division Phase,Cell Divisions,Division Phase, Cell,Division, Cell,Divisions, Cell,M Phases,Phase, Cell Division,Phase, M,Phases, M
D002460	Cell Line	Established cell cultures that have the potential to propagate indefinitely.	Cell Lines,Line, Cell,Lines, Cell
D002471	Cell Transformation, Neoplastic	Cell changes manifested by escape from control mechanisms, increased growth potential, alterations in the cell surface, karyotypic abnormalities, morphological and biochemical deviations from the norm, and other attributes conferring the ability to invade, metastasize, and kill.	Neoplastic Transformation, Cell,Neoplastic Cell Transformation,Transformation, Neoplastic Cell,Tumorigenic Transformation,Cell Neoplastic Transformation,Cell Neoplastic Transformations,Cell Transformations, Neoplastic,Neoplastic Cell Transformations,Neoplastic Transformations, Cell,Transformation, Cell Neoplastic,Transformation, Tumorigenic,Transformations, Cell Neoplastic,Transformations, Neoplastic Cell,Transformations, Tumorigenic,Tumorigenic Transformations
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D051379	Mice	The common name for the genus Mus.	Mice, House,Mus,Mus musculus,Mice, Laboratory,Mouse,Mouse, House,Mouse, Laboratory,Mouse, Swiss,Mus domesticus,Mus musculus domesticus,Swiss Mice,House Mice,House Mouse,Laboratory Mice,Laboratory Mouse,Mice, Swiss,Swiss Mouse,domesticus, Mus musculus