title: Susceptibility of colorectal cancer cells to Sindbis virus infection.
abstract: Sindbis virus (SIN), a member of the Togaviridae family, infects a broad range of cells and has been shown to be an effective anti-tumor agent. The infection efficiency of the virus, however, varies greatly among target cells. In this report, we compared the ability of SIN to infect colorectal cancer cells and cells of other cancer origin. While tumor cells from breast, leukemia, and prostate cancers were largely resistant to SIN infection, nine of the ten colorectal cancer cell lines tested were sensitive to SIN infection. Moreover, SIN susceptibility correlated with the metastatic potential of the colorectal cancer cells. Two highly aggressive and invasive cell lines, SW620 and COLO-320DM were the most sensitive to SIN infection. Similarly, SIN preferentially targeted metastatic tumor cells in a mouse xenograft model for colon cancer progression. The higher infection rate was not due to increased expression of the 67kD laminin receptor, a specific receptor for SIN infection, although viral attachment and entry were markedly enhanced in SW620 cells. These results suggest that SIN may employ a novel cell attachment/entry mechanism during infection, allowing selective targeting of colorectal cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73190, USA.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Youling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Andrade
authors.forename: Yuechueng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D018354:Alphavirus Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D017474:Receptors, Laminin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D012845:Sindbis Virus; D023041:Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays
chemical_list: D017474:Receptors, Laminin