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AMPLIFIED, 0vERJzxPREssED AND REARRANGEB EPIDERMAL GROWTH PACMR RECEPTOR GENE IN A HlJMAN ASTROCYTCMA CELL LINE Jorge J. Gregory
Filmusl,
Michael
Cairncross'
N. Pollaklr*
and Ronald
N. Buick'
lOntario Cancer Institute and Department of Medical Biophysics, of Toronto, 500 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
University
2 The London Received
June
28,
Regional
Cancer
Centre,
London,
Ontario,
lK9
M4X
Canada
1985
We report here that SK-MG-3, a human astrocytoma cell line with a high tEGF) receptors, has an amplified and number of epidermal growth factor show any overexpressed EGF receptor gene. Northern blot analysis did not EGF receptor gene-related mRNA species. No amplification or abnormal was noted in 21 other astrocytoma cell lines. In contrast to rearrangement we have not other cell lines that have EGF receptor gene amplifications, detected inhibition of in vitro proliferation of the SK-MG-3 line by EGF. 0 1985
Academic
Press,
The finding the
erb-B
growth
that
factor
It
homologous
receptor
gene
of this
gene
has been clearly and
concentrations human
of avian
to the kinase
(EGFRG) (1,2), be
may
cerebrospinal
graded exhibits
4 of
qlioblastoma
human
erythroblastosis
portion
suggests
involved
in
can
stimulate
(6). of
primary
that
of
virus,
the
epidermal
amplifications
the oncoqenic
or
process
in
EGF receptor GM examined EGF receptor One cell
in
growth (3,4,5)
qlioblastomas
(GM) (astrocytoma
of mouse and
EGF
morphologically grade
III
or
IV)
level, and subsequently they demonstrated have an amplified EGFRG gene (8). number line,
in
22 cell
SK-MG-3,
*Present address: Department of Medicine, McGill of Oncology, Sir Mortimer Davis Jewish General Catherine Road, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T lE2. Abbreviations: receptor gene; kilobase.
the
culture
human plasma have been reported in Liberman et al. (7) reported that human
multiforme
10 primary
or IV astrocytomas.
cells
in Recently
an elevated
We have estimated
EGF qlial
those
to
fluid
proportion
as
shown that
normal comparable
a significant
III
is
gene
neoplasms.
astrocytes
that
the transforming
oncoqene,
rearrangements certain
Inc.
EGF, epidermal growth factor; GM, qlioblastoma multiforme;
lines
derived
exhibited
University Hospital,
from
an unusually
grade high
and Division 3755 Cote Ste.
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number of specific
EGFbinding sites as estimated by [125~1~~~ binding studies. All cell lines were subsequently screened for EGFRGamplification, and SK-MG-3 was the only line with detectable amplification and rearrangement of the EGFRG. Despite the rearrangement, no abnormal EGFRG-related mRNAspecies were detected. Since other cell lines which have an amplified EGFRGare growth-inhibited by EGF (9,10), we examined the effect of this growth factor on the proliferation
of SK-MG-3 cells.
MATERIALSANDMETHODS Cell Lines: The following cell lines originated from astrocytomas grade III or IV were studied: SK-MG-1,-2,-3,-4,-6,-7,-8,-10,-11,-12,-13-,-14,-15, SK-MSand SK-AO2, derived at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (11,12); U-87MG, U-138MG, U-178MG, U-251MG, U-343MGand U-373MG, derived at the University of Uppsalla (13,14) and T-98 derived by Dr. L. Hayflick (15). A-431, a human epidermoid carcinoma cell line, MDA-468 and MCF-7, human breast cancer cell lines, and 427-N, normal human fibroblasts, kindly provided by Dr. R. Phillips, were used as controls. MDA-468 cells were routinely cultured in L-15 medium, supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS). All the other cell lines were cultured in alpha mediumalso supplemented with 10%FCS. [1251]EGF-Binding Studies: Binding studies were carried out in triplicate on subconfluent cells grown on 35 mmdishes. Cells were washed twice with binding buffer (serum-free alpha medium with 1 mg/ml bovine serum albumin and 5 mMHEPES,pH 6.8), and then incubated for two hours at 37OC in binding buffer containing 5 x 10mgM EGF (Collaborative Research), a concentration previously noted to saturate available receptors of A-431 cells under these conditions, and about 2 x 105 cpm of [125~]~~~ (150 uCi/mg, New England Nuclear). Cells were then washed 6 times with binding buffer, solubilized in 0.5N NaOH, and radioactivity determined. Specific binding was estimated by subtracting counts bound in the presence of excess unlabelled EGF (10-7M) from total counts bound. The mean number of cells on two companion dishes as counted by hemocyometer following trypslnization was used to estimate the number of binding sites per cell. For certain cell lines, displacement curves for [125~]~~~ by unlabelled EGFwere obtained by incubating cells in varying concentrations of EGF between 5 x 10-12M and 10e7M, and Scatchard plots were derived. Isolation of DNAand Southern Blotting: High molecular weight genomic DNA organic extraction was isolated bv using NaDcdSO4/oroteinase-K lvsis, 716). DNAwas digested with Hind111 or and NaCl/ethanol precipitation to a Zetabind EcoRI, electrophoresed in 0.8% agarose and transferred membrane (AMF CUNO). Hybridizations and washings were performed using high background was reduced as stringent conditions. Probe-related nonspecific XDNAdigested with Hind111 was used as size marker. described (17). by guanidine Isolation of RNAand RNA Blotting: Total RNA was isolated solubilization and centrifugation over a CsCl cushion (18). isothiocyanate was 3 rrg of poly(A)+ RNA, purified by passage over oligo(dT)-cellulose, and electrophoresis was denatured with glyoxal and dimethylsulfoxide performed in a 1.1% agarose gel. The RNAwas then transferred to a Zetabind filter (19) and hybridized using high stringent conditions. 208
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Probes: The 2.4 kilobase (kb) c-DNA probe et al. of the (20). It encodes a portion a portion of the V-erb-B oncogene. The Hind111 - EcoRI fragmentisolated from the its homologyto the V-erb-B gene.
pE7 has been isolated by Merlin0 EGFRG and is highly homologous to human c-erb-B probe is a 2.5 kb XheB cloK(21) on the basis of
Effect cells
of EGF Concentration on the Proliferation of Cell Lines: 2 x 104 were plated in triplicate in 35 mm multiwell plates containing alpha medium supplemented with 10% FCS and allowed to attach overnight. Cells were then washed twice with serum-free alpha medium and then incubated in alpha media supplemented with 0.1% FCS and varying concentrations of EGF at 37OC in 5% CO2 for one week, with media changes every 48 hours, after which cells were trypsinized and counted with a coulter counter.
RESULTS Estimation
of EGF Binding
astrocytoma binding cells,
cell
assay. while
The SK-MG-3
(data
(SK-MG-S),
curves
lines.
Although
Scatchard
cell
bound
of
equilibrium
plots
receptors
to document
at
5 x lo-'M
Blot
Analysis
screened
for
amplification
blot
from
Cell
Using
line
SKMG-3 SKMG-5 468 A-431 427N
astrocytoma
line,
and A-431), 1.
and receptor where
labelled
glioma
to
those
1
and SK-MG-5
due to receptor
both
normal
Figure
conditions
shows glioma
EGF cell
number
from
there
ligands
human
may (24),
internalization,
lines
tested,
obtained
a cDNA
probe
by
(pE7)
and rearrangements each cell
analysis
Table
typical
be and
Kd was
and estimates measuring
of
specific
EGF.
Southern
DNA extracted
similar
were
EGF/105 similar
constants and/or
[125~]~~~
50 fmols
the SK-MG-3
(22,23) for
a
a
EGF under
(MDA-468
under
using
22
less
shown in Table
of binding
to be 0.7 x lo-'M numbers
from
for
We screened
approximately
lines
are
hazardous
is difficult
estimated
cell
and SK-MG-3
Lines
sites
substantially
Results
extrapolation
heterogeneity
line bound
shown).
is
Cell
EGF binding
and Scatchard
plots
Astrocytoma
specific
lines
not
(427-N)
binding
Southern
in
two EGFRG amplified
fibroblasts
binding
for
the other
conditions
receptor
lines
Sites
line
was digested
was performed
1.
all
of the with
as described
Estimates of EGF Binding Sites for various Cell Lines
Origin
fmol EGF bound/lo5 cells
GM GM Breast tumor Epidermoid tumor Normal fibroblast 209
47 16 163
419 8
the cell EGFRG. EcoRI
lines
were
or Hind111
and
in Methods.
Only
per Cell Estimated EGF receptors number per cell 2.8 x LO5 9.3 x 104 9.7 x 105 2.5 x lo6 5.1 x 104
SK-MG-3
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B
0.3:m\
. 0.2
-
0.1
-
\
. \ . .
IO
Ii
20
L 40
30
\
.
I 50
60
B (f mol)
I .I
C c
Od-0
I &yof y &, 11, 0
.\
,,
20 40 100 EGF Molarity x IO“’
B (fmol)
Figure 1. EGF biding to GM cell lines. (A) Specific binding of EGF to SK-MG-3 and SK-MG-5 cells as a function of EGF concentration. !B) and (C) Scatchard plots of binding data for SK-MG-3 and SK-MG-5, respectively.
DNA showed
an
amplification correlating (Table
1).
patterns
amplified
EGFRG.
of the SK-MG-3
cells
with
the
Both
the Hind111
of
the
present
in the
donors
indicating
number
cell
that
restriction
patterns
evidence
of rearrangement
We estimated of
receptor
SK-MG-3 fibroblasts codes
for
gene is Northern
(427-N). a part
of
amplified blot
in is
of in
analysis
species.
Such a situation
rearranged
EGFRG (20).
is
in MDA-468
level
each
cell
kinase
Since
from different The
cell not
lines
of
cells, line
dilutions
intensity
in
normal
EcoRI and Hind111 did not show any
shown).
comparing
successive
the
of
DNA obtained
purpose
we used a genomic
portion
of the
approximately
to investigate
astrocytoma
amplification
For this
we decided
the
in
DNA extracted rearranged.
the EGFRG (data
signal
of the
that
as it found
receptors
and
EGFRG
of the other
the
not as high
EGF
lines
the
the degree with
shows
(Fig.
DNA fragments
cells
is
2
2) and the -EcoRI (not shown) restriction DNA allowed us to detect new bands (arrow) not
SK-MG-3
other
of
Fig.
EGFRG.
signal
intensity
DNA extracted. from normal
Fig.
from human
c-erb-B probe which 3 shows that the
8 times. the EGFRG is
whether
they
has been mRNA was
found
extracted 210
rearranged
express
in A-431 and
in
abnormal cells, Northern
the
SK-MG-3
EGFRG related which blot
also analysis
cells, mRNA have a was
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kb - 23.1
-
a
4.3
b
c
d
e
f
kb
-
2.3
03 Figure 2. Southern blot analysis of the EGFRG. 10 ug of DNA were digested with Hind111 and hybridized with a P-labelled pE7 probe. a) SK-MG-3; b) 427-N; c) MDA-468.
Figure 3. Quantification of the EGFRG amplification in SK-MG-3 cells. Serial dilutions of EcoRI-restricted DNA from SK-MG-3 were performed and hybridized with a 32zabelled c-erb-B probe. Small differences in the position of the bands are due to different salt concentrations after the dilution of the DNA. a) 20 ~g; b) 10 ug; c) 5 pg; d) 2.5 ug; e) 1.25 ug; f) 20 ug from normal human fibroblasts (427-N) performed that
as described
the EGFRG is
in Methods
overexpressed
degree of expression = 20-fold amplified express
in
is not EGFRG.
as
Effect and
MDA-468,
two cell
consequence
concentrations EGF
stimulates
concentrations The degree
lines gene
that
stimulate
that of
that
seen in normal
cell
(Table
that
strongly human
can be
(Fig.
as in MDA-468 also shows
are
other
most
of
the
inhibit found
It
have very high
amplification,
growth
stimulation
4
of SKMG-3 Cells
of the
high
cells
It cells, that
the
cells SK-MG-3 growth
in the astrocytoma which
fibroblasts,
1). 211
has been number
observed
4) although which the
mRNA species that are found the most prevalent transcripts.
same
of EGF in the Growth
the pE7 probe.
SK-MG-3
Fig.
EGFRG-related and 5.6 kb species being
10.0
a
the
using
the have
SK-MG-3
in normal
reported
cells,
that
A-431
of EGF receptors
growth-inhibited
a
cells
by
as EGF
19,lO).
Fig.
5 shows
that
cell
line
at
same
of A-431 cells have
the
and MDA-468 (~50%) is 5.1
lo4
cells.
similar
receptors
to per
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40
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20
m-8 0
I
I
I
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0
05
04
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I
5x10”
I
5xd0
I
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5xd
[EGF],M
Figure 4. Northern blot analysis of the EGF receptor. was used as probe a) SK-MG-3; b) MDA-468; c) 427-N.
32F'-labellecl
pE7
Figure 5. Effect of EGF concentration on proliferation of cell lines. Points represent percentage change in cell numbers for cell grown in various media. EGF-supplemented media as compared to cells grown in control D-O, SK-MG-3; O-O, SK-MG-5; 0-0, 427-N; A-A, MDA-468; e-m, A-431.
DISCUSSION We report overexpresses Karyotypic double
EGF
minutes
significant
of in
(data for
lines
cells, shown). of primary
receptor abnormalities Our results indicate primary
derived
studies
are (25).
were
cell a
line
derived
consequence
cells but
has
revealed
no homogeneous
GM
(71,
staining
in primary
GMs.
It
from
cell
amplification. 212
regions
line
should
relationship of certain are less
most
were in
a EGF
glioblastomas. common in cell
of the lacking
2 to 3
be useful
between
has been clearly heterogeneous
subpopulations
of
seem to occur
the SK-MG-3 the
human GM,
amplification.
gene
As EGFRG amplifications investigating
a
the presence
comprised of karyotypically is possible, then, that It
derived
from
of
and the neoplastic behavior that EGFRG amplifications
from GM than
GM tumors
subpopulations analyzed here
SK-MG-3
all
further
a
as
not
proportion
a model
SK-MG-3,
receptors
analysis
demonstrated as
that
here
shown that cellular cell the
lines EGFRG
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understood. confer
pressures
It
conditions,
by
rendering
(8)
is
in
less
mechanism amplifications
in
monolayer
progression
g
astrocytoma
suggests
that
the
cell
a very
in but
high
extensive
Recently,
Merlin0
lines at
another
carcinoma
squamous
of this gene (20). SK-MG-3 cells paradoxically 20-fold,
are
not
inhibit
have
presence
EGF receptors have
selected
that
and growth
receptors
is
to
growth
that
astrocytoma
there
MDA-468
cell
(10).
is
these
while
cells,
can be proposed cell astrocytoma are growth with
analyzed
is the
but
below EGF
this
by EGF at
receptors
that
(Fig.
growth
grow
the
number
than
inhibition threshold.
concentrations Also,
cells is in the same range as other Kd's known to have normal EGF receptors (33).
213
not similar
the Kd for calculated
than
in the (32)
and cells
present
in
Alternatively, functional
be the case
to
for such
in SK-MG-3
a critical seem
There
underlying
in A-431
EGF
of EGF
concentration
higher
the (31)
of
amount
and
fewer
to EGF.
mechanism
are
in
et al.
of EGF receptors
does not 5).
variant
the number receptors
that
cases,
when a given
lower
(29).
have shown
although
is
the
30
Kawamoto
threshold
here,
of
about to
on exposure
cells,
tumors
amplification
In these
between
absolute
been
been reported.
with
the variants
results
unclear. in SK-MG-3
primary
yet
ability
that
culture
concentrations
(8,30).
and
of EGF-induced
elevated,
EGF
and the molecular
of the fact
line,
stimulated
functional
lines
that
it
an
cells,
The lack
may be a consequence
All
lines
EGF,
and
lines
of their
EGF.
inhibition
a threshold phenomenon remains The number of EGF receptors other
basis
cell
certain
the human tongue
EGFRG.
is a relationship
there
common to all
by
in
an advantage,
amplification
from
cell
of EGFRG
propagated
has a 2 30 fold
of the of
response
exceeded,
inhibition
line,
on the
the parental
receptors
is no evidence
derived
cell
and MDA-468,
concentrations
than
proposed
line
amplification
been
of high
(27)
a four-fold
a
of EGFR has
have not
growth-inhibited
A-431
respectively,
clones
cell
carcinoma
and under
lines
studies
have reported
astrocytomas
the rarity
overexpression
of cell
or EGFRG
represents
represent
least
VlVO
of
primary
selected
might
--in exogenous
to
However,
not
certain
frequency
does not
genetic
et al.
EGFRG in a squamous A-431,
proportion
molecular
levels
the amplification
amplification
lead to counter-selection, may even conditions. In squamous cell carcinomas, significant (28),
under
the
vivo . __
and
reported
cells
that
are
receptor
more aggresive
the possibility
of neoplastic
mitogen
Indeed,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This work was supported by grants from the Medical Research Council Canada and the National Institute of Health (USA) (#CA29526). Michael Pollak is a recipient of a Terry Fox Postdoctoral Fellowship from National Cancer Institute of Canada. We are indebted to Drs. I. Pastan G. Merlin0 for providing the pE1 cDNA probe and to I. Robson for c-erb-B probe. Excellent technical assistance was provided by R. Pullano B.Choo.
of N. the and the and
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