title: Common origins of MDA-MB-435 cells from various sources with those shown to have melanoma properties.
abstract: Recently, the tissue origin of MDA-MB-435 cell line has been the subject of considerable debate. In this study, we set out to determine whether MDA-MB-435-DTP cells shown to express melanoma-specific genes were identical to various other MDA-MB-435 cell stocks worldwide. CGH-microarray, genetic polymorphism genotyping, microsatellite fingerprint analysis and/or chromosomal number confirmed that the MDA-MB-435 cells maintained at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (MDA-MB-435-LCC) are almost identical to the MDA-MB-435-DTP cells, and showed a very similar profile to those obtained from the same original source (MD Anderson Cancer Center) but maintained independently (MDA-MB-435-PMCC). Gene expression profile analysis confirmed common expression of genes among different MDA-MB-435-LCC cell stocks, and identified some unique gene products in MDA-MB-435-PMCC cells. RT-PCR analysis confirmed the expression of the melanoma marker tyrosinase across multiple MDA-MB-435 cell stocks. Collectively, our results show that the MDA-MB-435 cells used widely have identical origins to those that exhibit a melanoma-like gene expression signature, but exhibit a small degree of genotypic and phenotypic drift.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rae
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ramus
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waltham
authors.forename: Jane E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Armes
authors.forename: Ian G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Clarke
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Barndt
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Erik W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011003:Ploidies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins