Abstract
c-erb B2/neu has been demonstrated to be a transforming oncogene in both rodent and human prostatic epithelial cells. To understand the potential role of neu in human prostatic cancer progression, we used a transfer procedure to determine whether neu amplification/overexpression leads to increased tumor growth and metastasis. We chose an androgen-independent human prostatic epithelial cell line, PC-3, as the target for gene transfer. PC-3 cells were cotransfected with pSVneu-T (a point-mutated rat neu oncogene construct) and pSV2neo, and single-cell cloned. Fifty cell clones were isolated and characterized, of which two neu-transfected clones (N17 and N35) and a neo control clone (C32) were studied extensively with respect to neu gene integration, levels of neu mRNA and protein expression, anchorage-independent growth, and tumorigenic and metastatic potential. Results showed that: 1) Clone N35 contained 70 copies of the neu oncogene and a high level of neu mRNA transcripts. It acquired increased anchorage-independent growth potential in vitro and increased tumorigenicity in vivo. 2) Clone N17 contained 10 copies of the neu oncogene and a low level of neu mRNA transcripts. It did not acquire additional capability for anchorage-i...Continue Reading
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