Molecular cytogenetic studies of a serially transplanted primary prostatic carcinoma xenograft (CWR22) and four relapsed tumors
✍ Scribed by Kochera, Mary; Depinet, Theresa W.; Pretlow, Theresa P.; Giaconia, Joseph M.; Edgehouse, Nancy L.; Pretlow, Thomas G.; Schwartz, Stuart
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-4137
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✦ Synopsis
BACKGROUND.
Established cell lines or xenografts from prostatic carcinoma have been infrequently studied cytogenetically. CWR22 and CWR22-R are xenografts that are unique in offering one strongly androgen-dependent and several relapsed strains of a human prostate cancer that can be investigated in the laboratory. We report on the cytogenetic characterization of the hormone-dependent CWR22, and the relapsed CWR22-R serially transplanted xenografts, in our laboratory. METHODS. We utilized a suspension harvest of the xenograft tissue to optimize our yield for metaphase chromosome studies and analyzed the hormone-dependent CWR22 and four relapsed CWR22-R xenografts. These studies were accomplished using standard G-banded analysis and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). A variety of DNA probes including ␣-satellite DNA probes, and chromosomal libraries, were utilized for the FISH analysis. RESULTS. Utilizing both standard cytogenetic analysis and FISH studies we have more precisely defined the CWR22 xenograft: 49,XY,+i(1)(q10),-2,der(4)t(2;4)(p21;q33), +7,+8,+12[7]/50,XY,idem,+der(2)t(2;4)(p21;q33)del(2)(q13q33) . Four relapsed xenografts, CWR22R-2152, CWR22R-2524, CWR22R-2274, and CWR22R-2272 were also studied. Each of these lines demonstrated a different karyotype. CONCLUSIONS. The CWR22 karyotype offers the simplest reported karyotype for a prostate cancer tissue culture cell line or xenograft; this makes CWR22 an attractive candidate for studies of genetic changes associated with the relapse of prostate cancer treated with androgen withdrawal. Four separate, serially transplanted, relapsed CWR22-R xenografts were detected, each with a separate karyotype.