title: Molecular cytogenetic characteristics of the human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HCCLM3 with high metastatic potential: comparative genomic hybridization and multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization.
abstract: The HCCLM3 cell line was established at the authors' institute from the lung metastatic lesions of BALB/c nude mice bearing human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from the metastatic HCC cell line MHCC97-H. It has been shown to have a high potential for lung metastases and extensive metastases when the cells are inoculated subcutaneously or orthotopically in athymic nude mice. In the present study, the molecular cytogenetic characteristics of this cell line were evaluated with conventional G-banding, comparative genomic hybridization, and multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization. A hyperdiploid karyotype of 53-58 chromosomes with 10 marker chromosomes was identified. The chromosomal aberrations such as i(X)(q10), der(Y)t(Y;18)(q12;p11), der(3)t(3;20) (p25;q13), der(4)t(4;8)(q31;q22)5, der(9)t(9;13)(p21;q22), der(14)t(14;22)(p13;q13), and der(15) t(15;21)(q11;q22) were described for the first time in human HCC cells. The analysis of this cell line through a combination of molecular cytogenetic techniques provides information on the possible molecular mechanisms involved in the metastatic process of HCC.
authors.affiliation: Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 136 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jiong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Lun-Xiu
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sheng-Long
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yin-Kun
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dong-Mei
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhao-You
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Tang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002871:Chromosome Banding; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D008114:Liver Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D011003:Ploidies; D032681:Spectral Karyotyping; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous