title: Isolation and characterization of highly and rarely metastatic clones from murine colon adenocarcinoma 26.
abstract: Three typical metastatic clones, designated N-1, N-4, and N-5, were isolated in vitro from a murine colon adenocarcinoma 26 cell line (Colon 26). The incidence of spontaneous metastasis was highest in N-4 (85%), moderate in N-5 and Colon 26 (50 and 53%, respectively) and lowest in N-1 (0%). The major target organ of metastasis was the lung. Among the clones, N-4 showed higher lung colonizing potential after intravenous inoculation, higher tumorigenicity and higher saturation density in culture. Cell-surface analysis of cloned cells by 125I-labeled lectins revealed significant reduction of the number of concanavalin A (Con A)-binding sites in highly metastatic N-4 cells. In sodium dodecyl sulfate-slab gel analysis of cellular glycoproteins, a 94,000-dalton component, which is reactive to Con A, was more intensely observed in N-1 as compared with other clones and parental Colon 26. These clones could provide a new model for the study of metastasis of colon carcinoma.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D002999:Clone Cells; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D006023:Glycoproteins; D037102:Lectins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins