title: Cell cycle synchronization and BrdU incorporation as a tool to study the possible selective elimination of ErbB1 gene in the micronuclei in A549 cells.
abstract: Lung cancer often exhibits molecular changes, such as the overexpression of the ErbB1 gene that encodes epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). ErbB1 amplification and mutation are associated with tumor aggressiveness and low response to therapy. The aim of the present study was to design a schedule to synchronize the cell cycle of A549 cell line (a non-small cell lung cancer) and to analyze the possible association between the micronuclei (MNs) and the extrusion of ErbB1 gene extra-copies. After double blocking, by the process of fetal bovine serum deprivation and vincristine treatment, MNs formation was monitored with 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation, which is an S-phase marker. Statistical analyses allowed us to infer that MNs may arise both in mitosis as well as in interphase. The MNs were able to replicate their DNA and this process seemed to be non-synchronous with the main cell nuclei. The presence of ErbB1 gene in the MNs was evaluated by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). ErbB1 sequences were detected in the MNs, but a relation between the MNs formation and extrusion of amplified ErbB1 could not be established. The present study sought to elucidate the meaning of MNs formation and its association with the elimination of oncogenes or other amplified sequences from the tumor cells.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lauand
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Niero
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biologia Celular e do Desenvolvimento, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Machado-Santelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000963:Antimetabolites / Q000378:metabolism*; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D004261:DNA Replication; D016193:G1 Phase; D005784:Gene Amplification / Q000502:physiology; D020868:Gene Silencing / Q000502:physiology*; D018773:Genes, erbB-1 / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D048629:Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective / Q000139:chemically induced; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D050258:Mitosis Modulators / Q000494:pharmacology; D008940:Mitotic Index / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016196:S Phase; D014750:Vincristine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000963:Antimetabolites; D050258:Mitosis Modulators; D014750:Vincristine; D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine