title: Oligoclonality of Moloney leukemias.
abstract: Induction of leukemia by non-transforming retroviruses results in the appearance of various hematopoietic tumors. It is believed that these tumors are monoclonal. In this work, the clonal nature of Moloney leukemia virus (MoLV)-induced tumors was studied. Two genetic parameters were used in order to identify leukemic clones: the pattern of the proviral integration sites and the rearrangement of the T-cell receptor complex (TCR). In more than 60% of the mice, different leukemic clones populated tumors developed in different organs of the same animal. Genotypic analysis of cell lines derived from a leukemic organ revealed that the tumor is composed of more than one clone. Phenotypic analysis of subclones which were derived from a monoclonal cell line showed variability in the expression of the Thy 1.2 and MHC antigens. The results indicate that MoLV-induced tumors are of oligoclonal nature. Each leukemic organ contains a mixture of leukemic clones, of which one is dominant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ofir
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gopas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aflalo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015329:Gene Rearrangement, T-Lymphocyte; D005838:Genotype; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008979:Moloney murine leukemia virus; D010641:Phenotype; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2; D007377:Interleukin-3