不同p53功能状态鼻咽癌细胞株的放射生物学特性

目的探讨鼻咽癌细胞不同p53功能状态及其放射生物学特性之间的关系。方法采用脂质体介导的转染方法将携带野生型p53基因的真核表达质粒pC53-SN3，空载体质粒pCMV-NeoBarn分别转染到鼻咽癌细胞CNE1、DNE2中。p53功能检测技术明确细胞转染p53基因前后的p53功能状态。成克隆实验测定细胞存活分数。采用单击多靶模型和线性二次函数模型拟合细胞存活曲线，求出放射生物学参数Do、Dq、N和α、β、α/β、SF2值。结果转染野生型p53基因后鼻咽癌细胞获得正常p53功能。CNE1-pNeo和CNE1-wtp53细胞的％值分别为1．17、1．08Gv；Dq值分别为2．25、1．21Gy；Q值分别为0．13、0．29Gy^-1；SF2值分别为0．765、0．326。CNF2-pNeo和CNE2-wtp53细胞的Do值分别为0、92、0．84Gy；Dq值分别为1．45、1．04Gy；α值分别为0、13、0．76Gy^-1；SF2值分别为0．675、0．156。CNE1、CNE2细胞转染野生型p53基因后，Do、Dq、SF2值均减小，α值增大。结论野生型p53基因转染可以提高p53功能缺陷的鼻咽癌细胞的放射敏感性。     

DDP-induced cytotoxicity is not influenced by p53 in nine human ovarian cancer cell lines with different p53 status.

Nine human ovarian cancer cell lines that express wild-type (wt) or mutated (mut) p53 were used to evaluate the cytotoxicity induced by cisplatin (DDP). The concentrations inhibiting the growth by 50% (IC50) were calculated for each cell line, and no differences were found between cells expressing wt p53 and mut p53. Using, for each cell line, the DDP IC50, we found that these concentrations were able to induce an increase in p53 levels in all four wt-p53-expressing cell lines and in one out of five mut-p53-expressing cell lines. WAF1 and GADD45 mRNAs were also increased by DDP treatment, independently of the presence of a wt p53. Bax levels were only marginally affected by DDP, and this was observed in both wt-p53- and mut-p53-expressing cells. DDP-induced apoptosis was evident 72 h after treatment, and the percentage of cells undergoing apoptosis was slightly higher for wt-p53-expressing cells. However, at doses near the IC50, the percentage of apoptotic cells was less than 20% in all the cell lines investigated. We conclude that the presence of wt p53 is not a determinant for the cytotoxicity induced by DDP in human ovarian cancer cell lines.     

p53 status of newly established acute myeloid leukaemia cell lines

We analysed the status of the p53 gene and protein in eight newly established acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) cell lines representing blast cells of either de novo leukaemia patients in first remission or patients with relapsed and chemotherapy-resistant disease causing their death. There were no mutations in the p53 gene in any of the cell lines as analysed by single-strand conformation polymorphism of amplified exons 5-8. However, the p53 protein was clearly and consistently expressed in all of these cell lines, as shown by immunohistochemistry, Western blotting and flow cytometry. The consistently expressed p53 protein was located in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm of all the cell lines and, as shown by flow cytometry, it was mostly in a conformation typical of the mutated protein. These AML cell lines offer a tool for studying the production and function of the p53 protein and its possible role in cell cycle regulation and chemoresistance as well as in the regulation of apoptosis in AML.     

Restoration of p53 functions suppresses tumor growth of pancreatic cells with different p53 status

Pancreatic tumor cells show a very high frequency of p53 mutation. Our aim in this study was to determine if the restoration of wild-type p53 function could be used to eliminate the tumorigenic phenotype in these cells. Pancreatic tumor cell lines, CRL1420, which contains elevated levels of mutant p53, and CRL1682, with no detectable p53 protein, were stably transfected with the exogenous wild-type p53 gene. The growth rate and tumorigenicity in nude mice of wild-type p53 expressing clones were measured. Our data showed that the expression of wild-type p53 decreased the growth rate of CRL1420 and completely suppressed its potential for tumor formation in nude mice. Moreover, the size of the tumor formed in nude mice by CRL1682 was reduced drastically. G1 arrest as a possible cause for tumor suppression was investigated by flowcytometry. Neither of the cell lines irrespective of the status of p53 was arrested at G1 in response to x-irradiation. Thus, our results provide functional evidence that the deletion or mutational inactivation of the p53 gene represents an important step in the tumorigenicity of pancreatic cancer. Furthermore, the extent of the restoration of p53 function by introduction of the p53 gene depends on both the cell type and the cell settings (in vitro or in vivo conditions).     

Induction of p53 protein by carbon-ion and proton beam irradiation in two close human lymphoblastoid cell lines with different p53 status

In this study, we compared the kinetics of the postirradiation p53 protein expression for carbon ion beam (290 MeV/n, LET 75 keV/mu m) and proton beam (65 MeV) with that of (13)7Cs-gamma ray. We used two human lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from the same donor with different p53 status. Wild-type p53 protein increased after irradiation and it was dose-dependent. Meanwhile, the mutated p53 protein level did not show any increase with irradiation. With the three forms of radiation, there was no significant difference as regards the p53 protein kinetics.     

Telomeric length in individuals and cell lines with altered p53 status

Telomeres play an important role in maintaining chromosomal stability and are often shortened in transformed cells. p53 is the most commonly mutated gene in cancers and its status is thought to reflect the level of genomic stability. We measured telomeric length by Southern blot analysis in cells from cancer-prone syndromes and in selected cancer cells with altered p53 status. Mean telomeric lengths in the cancer-prone syndromes Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Fanconi's anemia, and ataxia telangiectasia, were shorter in the affected individuals than in their unaffected parents. We also found that altered p53 expression in selected cancer cell model systems may be associated with shortened telomeric length, but did not appear to be associated with significant alterations in telomerase activity.     

大肠癌培养细胞p53存在状态与化疗敏感性

目的　探讨人大肠癌培养细胞p5 3存在状态与化疗敏感性的相关性。方法　应用p5 3机能诊断法 ,确认 6株人大肠癌培养细胞p5 3的存在状态 ,以MTT方法比较了p5 3野生型和突变型两组肠癌细胞对化疗敏感性的差异 ,用流式细胞仪做细胞周期的进一步分析。结果　p5 3野生型肠癌细胞较p5 3突变型细胞的化疗敏感性高 5～ 10倍 ,并且在化疗药阿霉素诱导下可选择地发生细胞凋亡和G1阻滞。结论　人体大肠癌培养细胞p5 3存在状态直接与其化疗敏感性有关。     

Radiation-induced cell cycle delays and p53 status of early passage melanoma cell lines

Cell cultures exposed to DNA-damaging agents such as gamma radiation respond by arresting at cell cycle checkpoints, and the p53 tumor suppressor protein is strongly implicated in this behavior. We have investigated the TP53 status and cell cycle response to ionizing radiation of a series of early passage cell lines (designated NZM1 to NZM15) previously developed from patients with metastatic melanoma. The TP53 status of each of the cell lines was determined by single-strand conformation polymorphism and DNA sequence analysis. The majority of the lines appeared to have a wild-type TP53 gene sequence, consistent with published studies. Two lines (NZM4 and NZM7.2) were found to have an identical T-->C transition mutation in nucleotide 721 (exon 7) of the coding region. NZM7.2 (mutant) and NZM7.4 (wild-type) were clonally derived from the same line (NZM7). The existence of radiation-induced cell cycle arrest in G and/or G2M phase was determined 16 h after irradiation (6.3 Gy) by DNA staining and flow cytometric analysis. The mitotic inhibitor paclitaxel was used as a reference compound, with or without irradiation, to assess the efficiency of radiation-induced cell cycle arrest. G1 phase arrest was associated only with the presence of the wild-type TP53 gene, but the efficiency of induced arrest varied among the cell lines and the period of G phase arrest appeared to be short. A significant difference (P < 0.002) was also found between the efficiency of induction of G2 phase arrest and the presence of wild-type TP53 gene. The results provide evidence that although the melanoma cell lines generally had an intact TP53 gene, the efficiency of p53-mediated cycle arrest might be deficient and contribute to the resistance of this tumor to treatment.     

Analysis of p53 status in human cell lines using a functional assay in yeast: detection of new non-sense p53 mutation in codon 124

p53 tumor suppressor is a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein that controls the expression of many genes in response to diverse stress stimuli. p53 gene is often mutated in human cancer and in cancer cell lines. Several methods are available for identification of p53 mutations, including functional analysis of separated alleles in yeast (FASAY). FASAY distinguishes yeast colonies expressing functional p53 protein from colonies producing a dysfunctional p53 protein simply on the basis of color. We analyzed the p53 status of 26 human cell lines of different tissue origin using the functional assay in yeast. Wild-type p53 was found in six cell lines and various p53 aberrations in the remaining twenty. FASAY detected temperature-sensitive p53 mutations in breast cancer cell line, BT474, and leiomyosarcoma cell line, SK-LMS-1, and two independent p53 point mutations in SK-UT-1 and SK-LMS-1 leiomyosarcoma cell lines. In addition, the assay revealed that a recombination occurred between the two mutated p53 alleles producing a stable ratio of p53 wild-type alleles (11.7 or 2.7% respectively). In the case of acute myeloid leukemia cell line, ML-1, we detected both wild-type and heterozygous p53 status, depending on the source of the cell line. In Hs913T, HL60 and Saos-2 cell lines, FASAY failed to assess p53 status due to a large deletion/rearrangement of the p53 gene. In acute lymphoid leukemia HPB cell line, we disclosed unknown non-sense mutation in codon 124 of the p53 gene.     

Relationship between p53 status and radiosensitivity in human tumour cell lines.

We examined the relationship between p53 levels before and after irradiation, radiation-induced cell cycle delays, apoptotic cell death and radiosensitivity in a panel of eight human tumour cell lines. The cell lines differed widely in their clonogenic survival after radiation, (surviving fraction at 2 Gy: SF2=0.18-0.82). Constitutive p53 protein levels varied from 2.2 +/- 0.4 to 6.3 +/- 0.3 optical density units (OD) per 10(6) cells. p53 after irradiation (6 Gy) also varied between the cell lines, ranging from no induction to a 1.6-fold increase in p53 levels 4 h after treatment. p53 function was also assessed by G1 cell cycle arrest after irradiation. The cellular response to radiation, measured as G0/G1 arrest, and the induction of apoptosis were in good agreement. However, a trace amount of DNA ladder formation was found in two cell lines lacking G1 arrest. Overall cellular radiosensitivity correlated well with the level of radiation-induced G1 arrest (correlation coefficient r=0.856; P=0.0067), with p53 constitutive levels (r=0.874, P=0.0046), and with p53 protein fold induction (r=-0.882, P=0.0038). Our data suggest that (1) the constitutive p53 level, (2) G1 arrest after irradiation, or (3) the p53 protein response to radiation may be good predictive tests for radiosensitivity in some cell types.     

p53 mutation decreased radiosensitivity in rat yolk sac tumor cell lines.

PURPOSE: We reported that two established rat yolk sac tumor cell lines differ in their radiosensitivity by 1.7 fold, and the variation is most likely manifested by the differences seen in their apoptotic response. We investigated the relationship between radiosensitivity and p53 in these cell lines. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We assessed the status of p53 in cell lines by polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) and sequence analysis, and also analyzed protein expression of p53, p21, and bax as a function of time after irradiation to determine the signal transduction for p53 by immunoblotting. RESULTS: A band shift was observed only in exon 7 for the radioresistant NMT-1R cells and no band shift was detected for the radiosensitive NMT-1 cells. A band shift was confirmed also at the mRNA level. Exon 7 of p53 DNA showed a three base substitution of DNA at codon 267 to 268. Expression of p53, p21, and bax proteins in NMT-1R cells did not change after 10 Gy irradiation; however, in NMT-1 cells, the expression of these proteins was increased from 1-12 h after irradiation. CONCLUSION: A loss of p53 function by radiation-induced mutation of p53 decreased the radiosensitivity in these cell lines.     

Screening the p53 status of human cell lines using a yeast functional assay

We have screened the p53 status of 156 human cell lines, including 142 tumor cell lines from 27 different tumor types and 14 cell lines from normal tissues by using functional analysis of separated alleles in yeast. This assay enables us to score wild-type p53 expression on the basis of the ability of expressed p53 to transactivate the reporter gene HIS3 via the p53-responsive GAL1 promoter in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Of 142 tumor cell lines, at least 104 lines (73.2%) were found to express the mutated p53 gene: 94 lines (66.2%) were mutated in both alleles, three lines (2.1%) were heterozygous, and no p53 cDNA was amplified from seven lines (4.9%). Of the 14 cell lines originating from normal tissues, all the transformed or immortalized cell lines expressed mutant p53 only. Yeast cells expressing mutant p53 derived from 94 cell lines were analyzed for temperature-sensitive growth. p53 cDNA from eight cell lines showed p53-dependent temperature-sensitive growth, growing at 30°C but not at 37°C. Four temperature-sensitive p53 mutations were isolated: CAT→CGT at codon 214 (H214R), TAC→TGC at codon 234 (Y234C), GTG→ATG at codon 272 (V272M), and GAG→AAG (E285K). Functionally wild-type p53 was detected in 38 tumor cell lines (26.8%) and all of the diploid fibroblasts at early and late population doubling levels. These results strongly support the previous findings that p53 inactivation is one of the most frequent genetic events that occurs during carcinogenesis and immortalization. Mol. Carcinog. 19:243–253, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

A conditioned medium from a human liposarcoma-derived cell line induces p53-dependent apoptosis in several tumor cell lines

A novel cell line, named LSA, has been obtained, stabilized, and characterized from a human liposarcoma. These cells have morphological and biochemical features strongly resembling the adipocytes and were able to grow in the Ham's F12 medium, in presence or absence of FCS. A conditioned medium (LSA-CM) was obtained by growing the LSA cells in the F12 medium in the absence of FCS. LSA-CM had cytostatic and cytotoxic effects (apoptosis and necrosis) associated with down-regulation of c-myc and upregulation of p53 in several human cell lines (breast, lung, glioblastoma, etc. ). The MCF-7 and glioblastoma cells were killed by LSA-CM in 5-6 days, whereas the same cells were killed by LSA-CM co-incubated with low doses of cisplatin in 30 h. LSA-CM peri-tumoral injections for 15 days in Balb-c-fc3H mice affected by mammary tumors, resulted in the rapid disruption of tumors and absence of metastases. In contrast, in the untreated animals the tumor masses were 4 times larger than initial lesions, and numerous metastases were found in the lungs. The toxicity analysis of LSA-CM, performed on three different animal species, showed that LSA-CM is absolutely free of acute, subacute, and subchronic toxicity. The possible use of LSA-CM/cisplatin for cancer treatment is discussed.     

不同p53状态的肝癌细胞系DNA损伤修复能力的比较

目的 观察不同p53状态的肝癌细胞在DNA损伤因素存在下，探讨p53在肝细胞癌发生过程中的作用。方法 选用内源性表达野生型p53、突变型p53、p53全基因缺失的HepG2、PLC／PRF／5、Hep3B肝癌细胞系，将含有p53结合序列的CAT报告基因质粒分别转染各细胞，通过ELISA方法检测报告基因CAT活化情况，观察p53功能状态；用细胞生长曲线比较不同p53状态的细胞生长速度的差异；给予一定剂量的紫外线照射，检测各细胞程序外DNA损伤修复(UDS)能力；观察紫外线照射后细胞克隆形成情况，反映不同细胞系在紫外线照射后细胞存活率的不同。结果 报告基因CAT在HepG2细胞表达最强，而在PLC／PRF／5、Hep3B肝癌细胞均处于较低水平，说明HepG2细胞具有功能性的p53表达；HepG2细胞生长速度明显慢于其他两种细胞；紫外线照射后，HepG2具有较好的DNA损伤修复能力以及较高的细胞生存率。结论 野生型p53具有抑制肝癌细胞生长、保持细胞良好的DNA损伤修复的功能。     

抑癌基因p53对人胃癌细胞系放射敏感性的作用

目的评价野生型抑癌基因（正常）ｐ５３对人胃癌细胞系放射敏感性的控制作用。方法用流式细胞仪分析４Ｇｙ照射后８和２４小时４种不同ｐ５３状态的人胃癌细胞系细胞周期分布和凋亡的反应。以４Ｇｙ细胞存活份数和１０Ｇｙ照射后的肿瘤生长曲线比较４种细胞的放射敏感性。结果照射４Ｇｙ后８小时和２４小时的ｐ５３正常的ＢＧＣ８２３细胞出现强烈的Ｇ１期阻滞（分别占原细胞总数的６７．９％和６１．１％）,比无照射的该细胞Ｇ１期比例有显著的增高（Ｐ＜０．０５）,并出现明显的预示凋亡的亚Ｇ１峰（ＳｕｂＧ１）,凋亡细胞比例分别达１３．０％和１５．３％;同样条件下其他３种ｐ５３异常的细胞Ｇ１期比例没有显著的变化（Ｐ＞０．０５）,都没有出现亚Ｇ１峰,凋亡细胞比例均为０．０％。ｐ５３正常的ＢＧＣ８２３细胞４Ｇｙ的存活份数明显低于其它３种细胞（Ｐ＜０．０５）;且细胞移植肿瘤１０Ｇｙ照射后比其它３种的生长受到更明显抑制（Ｐ＜０．０５）。结论以上的结果证实了野生型ｐ５３基因促进了照射后肿瘤细胞的Ｇ１期阻滞和凋亡,从而明显地提高肿瘤细胞的放射敏感性。