title: Expression of the epidermal growth factor receptor in human small cell lung cancer cell lines.
abstract: Epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor expression was evaluated in a panel of 21 small cell lung cancer cell lines with radioreceptor assay, affinity labeling, and Northern blotting. We found high-affinity receptors to be expressed in 10 cell lines. Scatchard analysis of the binding data demonstrated that the cells bound between 3 and 52 fmol/mg protein with a KD ranging from 0.5 x 10(-10) to 2.7 x 10(-10) M. EGF binding to the receptor was confirmed by affinity-labeling EGF to the EGF receptor. The cross-linked complex had a M(r) of 170,000-180,000. Northern blotting showed the expression of EGF receptor mRNA in all 10 cell lines that were found to be EGF receptor-positive and in one cell line that was found to be EGF receptor-negative in the radioreceptor assay and affinity labeling. Our results provide, for the first time, evidence that a large proportion of a broad panel of small cell lung cancer cell lines express the EGF receptor.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathological Anatomy, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Damstrup
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rygaard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spang-Thomsen
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Poulsen
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell; D002460:Cell Line; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008970:Molecular Weight; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D011869:Radioligand Assay; D016211:Transforming Growth Factor alpha / Q000494:pharmacology; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016211:Transforming Growth Factor alpha; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors