title: P-glycoprotein gene amplification and expression in multidrug-resistant murine P388 and B16 cell lines.
abstract: P-glycoprotein gene (mdrl) amplification and expression were examined in murine leukaemia P388/DX and melanoma B16VDXR cell lines, which exhibit a high level of resistance to a selecting agent, doxorubicin, and express a multidrug-resistant phenotype because they are cross-resistant to multiple cytotoxic drugs. The multidrug-resistant phenotype was obtained in different conditions of selection (in vivo and in vitro for P388/DX and B16VDXR, respectively). In both multidrug-resistant cell lines, an increased expression of P-glycoprotein gene (5 kb transcript detected in Northern blots) was observed and the level of P-glycoprotein mRNA correlated with the degree of resistance. In addition, high molecular weight mRNAs homologous to mdrl gene sequence were consistently detected only in P388/DX cells. Overexpression was associated with a high level of gene amplification only in resistant melanoma cells, whereas it occurred in P388/DX cells with a marginal increase in gene copy number. These results, suggesting that different genetic mechanisms could be responsible for P-glycoprotein overexpression, emphasise the complexity of genetic regulation that may affect tumour cell sensitivity to cytotoxic agents.
authors.affiliation: Division of Experimental Oncology B, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Capranico
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Isabella
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Supino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Parmiani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zunino
mesh_terms: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002460:Cell Line; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005784:Gene Amplification; D007941:Leukemia P388 / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D007942:Leukemia, Experimental / Q000235:genetics*; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051379:Mice; D010641:Phenotype
chemical_list: D020168:ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins