title: Genetic complexity of glucocorticoid-induced lysis of murine T-lymphoma cells.
abstract: Several well characterized murine T-lymphoma cell lines were used in somatic cell hybridization experiments to study the genetic regulation of glucocorticoid-induced lysis. Cell fusions were carried out among the SL12-derived cloned lines and between the W7 and SAK8 lines all of which have functional hormone receptors. These cell lines differ in their sensitivity to glucocorticoid-induced lysis. The resultant hybrids were characterized by their growth response to 1 microM dexamethasone, their hormone receptor content, their chromosome number, and the expression of surface antigens. Fusion of the hormone-sensitive W7 parent to a number of glucocorticoid-resistant cell lines resulted in hybrids which were of the sensitive phenotype. In contrast the fusion of another hormone-sensitive clone, SL12.4, with glucocorticoid-resistant SL12 clones or with SAK8 always resulted in hybrids resistant to glucocorticoid lysis. These results reveal a complex genetic regulation of the hormone response or the requirement for multiple gene activity in the mechanism for glucocorticoid-induced cell lysis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D051379:Mice; D008806:Mice, Inbred AKR; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000032:analysis; D013601:T-Lymphocytes
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004247:DNA