Characterization of novel clonal murine endothelial cell lines with an extended life span.
A murine endothelial cell line was recently established from microvessels that had invaded a subcutaneous sponge implant (Dong, Q. G.; Bernasconi, S.; Lostaglio, S., et al. Arterioscl. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 17:1599-1604; 1997). From these sponge-induced endothelial (SIE) cells, we have isolated two subpopulations endowed with different phenotypic properties. Clone SIE-F consists of large, highly spread cells that have a relatively slow growth rate, form contact-inhibited monolayers, do not grow under anchorage-independent conditions, express elevated levels of thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and are not tumorigenic in vivo. In contrast, clone SIE-S2 consists of small, spindle-shaped cells that have a high proliferation rate, do not show contact-inhibition, grow under anchorage-independent conditions, express very low levels of TSP-1 and are tumorigenic in vivo. Both clones express the endothelial markers vascular endothelial-cadherin and vascular intercellular adhesion molecule-1, but do not express CD31 and E-selectin. In addition, SIE-S2 cells, but not SIE-F cells, express the alpha-smooth muscle actin isoform. SIE-S2 cells, but not SIE-F cells, are able to form branching tubes in fibrin gels. The SIE-F and SIE-S2 clones, which have properties of nontransformed and transformed cells, respectively, should provide useful tools to investigate physiological and pathological processes involving vascular endothelium.
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Dibit, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
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Giavazzi
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D000199:Actins; D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival; D019040:E-Selectin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology*; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D019700:Thrombospondin 1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
D000199:Actins; D019040:E-Selectin; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D008222:Lymphokines; D019700:Thrombospondin 1; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2