title: Isolation and characterization of HPRT-deficient human hepatoma cells.
abstract: Human hepatoma cells deficient in HPRT activity were isolated by challenging HepG2 cells with 6-thioguanine (6TG). Three 6TG-resistant isolates were plated in selective media, and each clonal line displayed an 8-azaguanine-resistant, HAT-sensitive phenotype. The HPRT-deficient phenotype of one of these clones, H30-1, was confirmed in genetic tests: the HAT-sensitivity of H30-1 cells was complemented by fusion by HPRT+ (Ltk-) but not HPRT- (A9) cells. Furthermore, transfection of the bacterial xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (gpt) gene into H30-1 cells rendered them HAT-resistant. H30-1 cells maintained the differentiated morphology, growth characteristics, fusion properties, and transfection efficiencies typical of parental HepG2 cells, and they expressed several liver-specific genes. Finally, the H30-1 cell line contained a modal number of 50 chromosomes. Therefore, H30-1 cells represent an HPRT-deficient HepG2 derivative that retains its differentiated phenotype in vitro.
authors.affiliation: Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98104, USA.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Fournier
mesh_terms: D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D002459:Cell Fusion; D015870:Gene Expression; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006801:Humans; D006822:Hybrid Cells; D007041:Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000235:genetics; D007621:Karyotyping; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D010641:Phenotype; D013866:Thioguanine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014162:Transfection; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D007041:Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase; D013866:Thioguanine