title: [A preliminary study to determine the activity of topoisomerase II in human kidney cancer cells with DNA unknotting method].
abstract: For the purpose of examining the Topoisomerase II (Topo II) activity in human kidney cancer cells, we performed experiments with using DNA unknotting method. This method check relative Topo II activity with its conversion of knotted form P4 phage DNA to unknotted form. Our preliminary results demonstrate remarkable activity of Topo II with specific conversion of knotted form P4 DNA to unknotted form in human kidney cancer cells, YCR and ACHN. Moreover, addition of etoposide to the same experiment suppressed Topo II activity in a dose dependent manner. Our results suggest that kidney cancer has a certain amount of Topo II, a target for etoposide. We believe this method is useful to measure Topo II activity in cancer cells and to estimate chemotherapeutic potential of Topo II inhibitors including etoposide in human kidney cancers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shuuin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosaka
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ikegami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiomi
mesh_terms: D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / Q000379:methods*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology; D059005:Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D059005:Topoisomerase II Inhibitors; D005047:Etoposide; D004250:DNA Topoisomerases, Type II