title: Genetic alterations and chemosensitivity profile in newly established human renal collecting duct carcinoma cell lines.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the genetic alterations and chemosensitivity profile of collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) of the kidney, as it is a rare, highly aggressive malignant tumour with frequent distant metastases.
  
  
  METHODS
  We first established and characterized two human CDC cell lines designated AP3 and AP8, respectively. The CDC cell lines were assessed using microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization and chemosensitivity testing.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The CDC cells grew in vitro as an adherent monolayer with epithelial morphology, but had different growth rates. The cell lines had the characteristic immunophenotype of CDC (high molecular weight cytokeratin-+ve/cytokeratin 7-+ve/vimentin-+ve). Both cell lines shared copy number gains in chromosomes 20 and X. The loci showing a copy number gain were SOX22 at 20p tel, topoisomerse I (TOP1) at 20q12-q13.1, TPD52L2 at 20q tel, 20QTEL14 at 20q tel, KAL at Xp22.3, STS 5' at Xp22.3, OCRL1 at Xq25, AR3'at Xq11-q12, and XIST at Xq13.2, respectively. Immunoblot analysis confirmed that the AP3 and AP8 cell lines showed moderate and high levels of TOP1 expression, respectively. By chemosensitivity testing, the AP8 cells were most sensitive to topoisomerase I and II inhibitors such as topotecan, epirubicin and doxorubicin, but the AP3 cells did not. The chemosensitivity to these drugs was paralleled by cell death via apoptosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that TOP1 might be one of the molecular targets in AP8 CDC cells. Thus, these novel CDC cell lines will be useful for discovering therapeutic targets and developing effective anticancer drugs against CDC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.
authors.forename: Zheng-Sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ju-Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung-Ah
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Seo-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sun-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jung-Suk
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: An
authors.forename: Ji-Hye
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Eung-Seok
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Heum-Rye
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Young-Sik
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D055028:Comparative Genomic Hybridization; D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics*; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004264:DNA Topoisomerases, Type I