title: Two novel human B-cell lymphoma lines of lymphatic follicle origin: cytogenetic, molecular genetic and histopathological characterisation.
abstract: Two B-cell lines, designated as HF-1 and HF-4, were characterised. The cell lines have complicated karyotype abnormalities including a 14;18 translocation and an 8q24 breakpoint originating from t(2;8)(p11;q24) (HF-1) or t(1;8)(p21;q24) (HF-4). The lines have BCL2 rearrangement and they are positive for CD19, CD20, CD22, CD39. HF-1 is also positive for IgG, and HF-4 is positive for IgM and IgD. On Northern blot analyses, the 2.6-kb and 4.2-kb transcripts corresponding to the major transcripts of CMYC and BCL2, respectively, were seen. In Western blot as well as in FACS (fluorescence-activated cell sorting) analysis the presence of BCL2 protein in the both HF-1 and HF-4 cells was demonstrated. The cell lines are expected to serve as an important tool in the study of the chromosomal mechanism activating cellular oncogenes, the somatic hypermutation mechanism of antigen-activated B cells and the apoptosis of B cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knuutila
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klefström
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szymanska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lakkala
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peltomäki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eray
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teerenhovi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Elonen
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Franssila
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaartinen
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000737:chemistry; D015870:Gene Expression; D015321:Gene Rearrangement; D005803:Genes, Immunoglobulin; D016259:Genes, myc; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007621:Karyotyping; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009857:Oncogenes; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D012333:RNA, Messenger