title: Characterization of human and rat immortalized clones parotid acinar cells with respect to specific proteins and their mRNAs, and receptor-linked adenylate cyclase.
abstract: This study reports the isolation and characterization of a rat nontumorigenic parotid acinar cell clone (2RSG), a human nontumorigenic parotid acinar cell clone (2HPC8), and a human tumorigenic acinar clone (2HP1G). The levels of alpha-amylase mRNAs detected when using alpha-amylase cDNA of 1176 and 702 bp for hybridization were higher in 2RSG and 2HPC8 cells than their respective whole parotid glands. The level of these mRNAs decreased in 2HP1G cells. In contrast to alpha-amylase mRNAs levels, the alpha-amylase activity in cultured acinar cells was extremely low in comparison to whole glands, irrespective of species or cell status. The levels of proline-rich protein (PRP) mRNA and parotid secretory protein (PSP) mRNA detected when using PRP cDNA of 600 bp and PSP cDNA of 805 bp for hybridization were higher in 2RSG cells than those in rat parotid glands; the reverse was observed in 2HPC8 cells and human parotid glands. The levels of PRP mRNA and PSP mRNA in 2HPC8 and 2PH1G acinar cells were similar. The level of mRNA was not detectable in murine neuroblastoma cells (NBP2) using the same alpha-amylase cDNA, PRP cDNA and PSP cDNA for hybridization. The PSP level in rat parotid gland was lower than that found in 2RSG cells; the reverse was observed in 2HPC8 cells and human parotid glands. The level of PSP in 2HP1G cells was higher than that found in 2HPC8 cells. Isoproterenol increased the cAMP level in 2RSG, 2HPC8, and 2HP1G clones, being most effective in 2RSG cells, and least effective in 2HPG cells. Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) also increased cAMP level, being most effective in 2HPC8 cells and ineffective in 2HP1G cells, suggesting that the PGE1 receptor-linked adenylate cyclase becomes inactive upon transformation. These results suggest that the three clonal acinar cells from rat and human parotid glands reported here can be useful in comparative studies on regulation of growth, differentiation, and transformation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80262-0278, USA.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Edwards-Prasad
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ann
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000527:Alprostadil / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D018914:Cells, Immobilized; D002999:Clone Cells; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics; D055232:Proline-Rich Protein Domains; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; C045623:BPIFA2 protein, human; C511598:Bpifa2 protein, rat; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000516:alpha-Amylases; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D000527:Alprostadil