PMID: 22558989May 9, 2012Paper

Biological characteristics of CD55(hig); side population in breast cancer cell line MCF-7

Xi bao yu fen zi mian yi xue za zhi = Chinese journal of cellular and molecular immunology
Chao YangShi-jie Wang

Abstract

To determine whether the CD55(hig); expression (CD55(hig);) cells in side population (SP) of the cell line MCF-7 possess characteristics of cancer stem cells. Breast cancer cell line MCF-7 was cultured and the nucleic acid dye Hoechst33342 and Verapami were added. Flow cytometry (FCM) was employed to isolate the cells of SP and mian population (MP), the cells were then labeled with CD55 mAb; mean values of fluorescence intensity of CD55 in SP and MP cells were measured. CD55 mAb was used to mark the unsorted MCF-7 cells, the proportion of CD55(hig); cells was determined, and then CD55(hig); cells were sorted and collected, to observe biological characteristics, such as cell morphology, adherence rate, colony formation and cell cycle distribution as well as nude mice implantation. Mean value of fluorescence intensity of CD55 in SP cells was 100.85±4.57, and mean value of fluorescence intensity of CD55 in MP cells was 50.51±4.75; the proportion of CD55(hig); cell in MCF-7 cells was 2.12%; adherent rate of CD55(hig); cells in 24 h was lower than that in CD55(low); cells and 24 h after inoculation adherent rates of both cells had no significant difference (P>0.05); CD55(hig); cells were mostly spherical and kept in a suspended stat...Continue Reading

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