Cytogenetic characteristics of the cells of different organs in AKR mice during the development of transplanted lympholeukemia

The process of cell generalization of lymphatic leukemia transplanted clone of AKR mice was studied by the routine and differential methods of metaphase chromosome staining. In 99.5% cases, the cells have an additional small chromosome specific for this type of leukemia, the chromosome being comparable in size with 18-19 pairs of chromosomes of mouse karyotype. Generalization process within 7 days' experiment (from the moment of transplantation up to the moment of animals' death from lymphatic leukemia) appeared to be slower in thymus and bone marrow of AKR mice than in spleen, lymphatic nodes and liver of the same animals with nearly the same generalization rate. A change in the frequency of marked leukemic cells in various organs at different time intervals after transplantation of lymphatic leukemia correlated with intensive cell division of an undulating character in all organs. The data obtained show that hyperdiploid cells carrying the specific additional small chromosome are responsible for the generalization process, this chromosome being also present in spontaneous strain of AKR mice, from which this clone was obtained.     

Chromosomal rearrangements and their effects in spontaneous immortalization and transformation of rat embryo cells in vitro

G-banding analysis of LRec-1 and LRec-3, spontaneously immortalized cell lines from rat embryo fibroblast, revealed diploid karyotypes with specific clonal structural rearrangements of chromosomes 7 and 19 - del(7)(q11.2q22.1), t(7;19)(q11.1;q12) in malignant stage. Both clonal abnormalities of chromosomes 7 and 19 were also revealed in LRec-1k clone and LRec-1 sf cell line. Previous study of LRec-1 and LRec-3 cells showed the presence of karyotypes with pseudodiploid modal chromosome number, partial trisomy of chromosome 7 and same clonal structural rearrangements of chromosomes 7 and 19 in immortalized stage. In malignant stage, the trisomy 6 and new clonal structural rearrangements of chromosomes 1, 2, 11, 15, 18, 19 and of chromosomes 10, 20 were also found in LRec-1 sf and LRec-1 cells, accordingly. There were no new clonal structural chromosome rearrangements in LRec-1 k and LRec-3 cells. We compared locies of chromosomes involved in rearrangements with mapped genes on these chromosomes according to RATMAP. Supposedly these genes are involved in spontaneous immortalization of rat embryo fibroblast and malignant transformation of LRec-1 and LRec-3 cells and rearrangements of chromosomes 1, 2, 11, 15 and 18 facilitate expression of growth factors of LRec-1 sf cells.     

人乳头状瘤病毒诱导人胚食管上皮永生化细胞恶性转化

为了证实ＨＰＶ１８Ｅ６Ｅ７基因诱导的人胚食管上皮永生化细胞（ＳＨＥＥ）６１代（ＳＨＥＥ６１）部份细胞（ＳＨＥＥ６１Ａ）已经恶性转化,以寻找监控细胞早期恶性转化的方法。对培养的ＳＨＥＥ第１０代（ＳＨＥＥ１０）和６１代（ＳＨＥＥ６１）细胞,用光学是为微镜和电子显微镜观察细胞形态及生长形式;用流工细胞仪分析细胞周期;用染色体Ｇ带核型分析和间期核染色体１、７、８号着丝粒探针荧光原位杂交９ＦＩＳＨ）检测细胞     

Cytogenetic changes in an explanted mouse rhabdomyosarcoma during prolonged cultivation

Quantitative and qualitative chromosome rearrangements, dynamics of distribution of double-minute chromosomes (DMs), and morphological characteristics of tumor rhabdomyoblasts MH-82 during explantation and following in vitro cultivation are analysed. Cells of the 13th and 27th passages of cultivation were characterized by the epithelial type of growth, although their form and size varied. Chromosome analysis of tumor rhabdomyoblasts was carried out on passages 4, 14, 20, 25 and 30 of in vitro cultivation. The modal class with 53-55 chromosomes was established within 20 passages. Heterogeneity of cell population in concern to the chromosome number and content of hypotetraploid cells (72-78) diminished during cultivation. Chromosome rearrangements (marker chromosomes) in hyperdiploid and hypotetraploid cell subpopulations differed. The number of cells with DMs and the number of DMs per cell decreased till the full disappearance by the 30th passage. It is concluded that the establishment of the MH-82 cell line was completed up to the 30th passage of cultivation.     

A karyotype study of the cells of the African green monkey kidney cell line 4647 cultured long term in media with different sera

The karyological analysis of the cell line 4647 used for production of a killed vaccine to Hepatitis A virus was run in the 98th, 107th, 117th and 127th passages by the routine and C, G, and Ag methods of differential chromosome staining. A considerable balancing of the chromosome composition at 107-127 passage levels is shown. The cells of line 4647 present a significant heterogeneity, as to the number of chromosomes, and do not belong to any distinct modal class. The modal number of chromosomes ranged from 61 to 66 and from 121 to 125 for hyperdiploid and polyploid cells, respectively. The stable modal class of cells was established in the tetrasomic region, when culturing in the medium containing 10% CS from the 107th passage, and in the medium containing 10% FBS from the 117th passage, which conforms to one of the WHO requirements asserted to the substrate cells.     

Proliferation enhancement by spontaneous multiplication of chromosome 7 in rheumatic synovial cells in vitro

Mosaic trisomy of chromosome 7 is known to occur in a variety of non-neoplastic hyperproliferative disorders. In long-term cell cultures established from rheumatic synovium with mosaic trisomy 7, we observed a continuous increase in the proportion of cells with trisomy 7 to over 50% by the 10th in vitro passage. Simultaneous in situ hybridization with a repetitive chromosome-7-specific DNA probe and fluorescent Ki-67 labelling showed a strong correlation between trisomy 7 and an elevated proliferation index in cultured rheumatic synovial cells. Moreover, we observed a fraction of rapidly proliferating cells with up to eight copies of chromosome 7 as the sole cytogenetic change. Frequent somatic pairing of centromeres of two chromosomes 7 in interphase nuclei suggests either atypical non-disjunction with a persisting centromere or selective endoreduplication of chromosome 7.     

Behavior of the nucleolus organizer regions of the chromosomes in polykaryocytes consisting of micronuclei

The nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) of Chinese hamster chromosomes (clone 237, cell line BIId-ii-FAF28) were studied in mononuclear cells and polykaryocytes induced with colcemid. The chromosomes with NORs were marked as 1, 2, 3, 4. The activity of NORs in mononuclear cells was higher in chromosomes 1, 2, 3. The associations of NORs were observed between chromosomes I and 2 (3% of all metaphases). In polykaryocytes the chromosomal pairs 1, 2, 3 showed different NOR activity in different metaphases. The associations of NORs in pairs of chromosome I were found in 51.3% of cases. The associations of NORs in pairs of chromosome 2 were observed in 7.5% of cases. This method may be used for the estimation of association potency of NORs in chromosomes.     

Trisomy of an autosome in mice heterozygous by a Robertson translocation]

From 866 embryos of mice heterozygous by Roberstsonian translocations 54 ones (6,2%) had trisomy of one of translocated chromosomes. The frequency of trisomy is unique for each translocation, dependent on other chromosomal redistributions in the karyotype and on sex of heterozygous individuals. Trisomy of all the autosomes studied (N 1, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 19) results in a characteristic complex of non-specific malformations which includes general delay in development, reduction of the cephalic portion of the nervous tube, cranio-fascial malformations, hypertrophy of the heart cavities. In a number of cases autosomal trisomy (N 15,8) is responsible for certain specific disturbances of morphogenesis. The excess of majority of autosomes (N 5, 8, 9, 15, 16 and 17) causes death of embryos in the period of active organogenesis. Embryos with trisomy of the 1st, 14th and 19th pairs of autosomes in certain cases reach the fetal period but have severe malformations and are non-survival. In mice karyotype there seems to be no autosomes whose trisomy is compatible with postnatal development. Signs of similarity and difference in manifestation of numericle chromosomal aberrations were noted in embryogenesis of mice and man. Principle possibility of modelling chromosomal embryopathy of man in mice with Robertsonian translocations is supposed.     

Genetic structure of hereditary catalepsy in mice

Catalepsy or pronounced freezing is a natural passive defense strategy in animals and a syndrome of some mental disorders in human. Hereditary catalepsy was shown to be associated with depressive-like features in rats and mice. The loci underlying the difference in predisposition to catalepsy between catalepsy-prone CBA/lacJ and catalepsy-resistant AKR/J mice were mapped using congenic line and selective breeding approaches. Three congenic mouse lines (AKR.CBA-D13Mit76C, AKR.CBA-D13Mit76A and AKR.CBA-D13Mit78) carrying the 59- to 70-, 61- to 70- and 71- to 75-c m fragments of chromosome 13 transferred from the CBA to the AKR genome were created by nine successive backcrossing of (CBA × AKR)F₁ on AKR strain. Because catalepsy was found only in the AKR.CBA-D13Mit76C and AKR.CBA-D13Mit76A mice, the major gene of catalepsy was mapped on the fragment of 61–70 c m . Selective breeding of the (CBA × (CBA × AKR))BC backcross generation for high predisposition to catalepsy showed numerous genome-wide distributed CBA-derived alleles as well as the AKR-derived alleles mapped on chromosome 17 and on the proximal parts of chromosomes 10 and 19 that increased the cataleptogenic effect of the major gene.     

2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) induces genetic changes in murine intestinal tumours and cells with ApcMin mutation

2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) is one of the mutagenic heterocyclic amines derived from cooked meat. In previous animal studies, spontaneous tumour formation in B6(Min/+) mice was associated with somatic loss of the wild-type Apc+ allele by loss of the entire chromosome 18 or by recombination. The objective of this study was to examine genetic changes caused by PhIP-exposure in a mouse intestinal cell line and in tumours from hybrid mice by keeping track of the chromosomes carrying the two Apc alleles. We transformed the SV40 T-immortalised intestinal epithelial cell line IMCE, derived from the B6(Min/+) mice by exposure to N-OH-PhIP, and studied the effect on Apc status and chromosome 18. Eighteen transformed cultures were obtained and all of them had retained the Apc+ allele. Five of seven transformed cultures were tumorigenic after implantation in nude mice. Chromosomal analysis of these five cultures and the parent IMCE cell line showed that the IMCE cells were near-tetraploid with an average of 77 chromosomes/cell, while the tumorigenic cell cultures were all triploid to hyper-triploid with a range of 61-69 chromosomes/cell. The number of copies of chromosome 18 was about four in the IMCE line and this copy number was retained in the transformed lines derived from IMCE. Changes in chromosome 18 and Apc during tumour development in vivo were examined in spontaneously formed and PhIP-induced intestinal tumours from two hybrid mice strains, i.e. B6(Min/+) - a murine FAP model - crossed with either AKR/J or A/J. We evaluated the allelic status of Apc, and the heterogenic microsatellite markers D18Mit19 and D18Mit4, located at the upper and lower ends of chromosome 18, respectively. In tumours from untreated animals, instability in the D18Mit19 and Apc was observed. Upon PhIP exposure, the B6(Min/A+) hybrid mouse tumours differed distinctly in genetic profile from those obtained from untreated animals and we detected three genetically different tumour groups, all of which had apparently retained Apc+. One group had allelic balance between the Apc(Min) and Apc+, the second had allelic imbalance between the Apc and D18Mit4 alleles, indicative of chromosomal stability in the first group and instability in the lower end of chromosome 18 in the second group, respectively. The third group showed variable allelic status of the three markers. A similar change in genetic profile was also seen in intestinal tumours of PhIP-exposed B6(Min/AKR+) hybrid mice, but it was less pronounced. Chromosomal breaks and/or recombinational events could be alternative explanations for the observed allelic imbalances in chromosome 18 markers in intestinal tumours from PhIP-exposed mice.     

Cytogenetic analysis and Dlk1-Dio3 locus epigenetic status of mouse embryonic stem cells during early passages

Mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells are widely used in early development studies and for transgenic animal production; however, a stable karyotype is a prerequisite for their use. We derived 32 ES cell lines of outbred mice (129 × BALB (1B), C57BL × 1B, and DD × 1B F1 hybrids). Pluripotency was assessed by utilizing stem-cell-marker gene expression, teratoma formation assays and the formation of chimeras. It was shown that only 21 of the 32 ES cell lines had a diploid modal number of chromosomes of 40. In these lines, the percentage of diploid cells varied from 30.3 to 78.9 %, and trisomy of chromosomes 1, 8 and 11 was observed in some cells in 16.7, 36.7 and 20.0 % of the diploid ES cell lines, respectively. Some cells had trisomy of chromosomes 6, 9, 12, 14, 18 and 19. In situ hybridization with an X chromosome paint probe revealed that 7 of the 11 XX-cell lines had X chromosome rearrangements in some cells. Analysis of the methylation status of the Dlk1-Dio3 locus showed that imprinting was altered in 4 of the 18 ES cell lines. Thus, mouse ES cell lines are prone to chromosome abnormalities even at early passages. Therefore, routine cytogenetic and imprinting analyses are necessary for ES cell characterization.     

Imbalance in the enzymatic system of production and consumption of active oxygen species in liver of AKR mice with spontaneous leucosis

Activities of protective antioxidant enzymes, the rate of superoxide formation (v) in microsomal membranes and submitochondrial particles (SMP), and the concentrations of reduced and oxidized glutathione in cytosol were studied in the liver of AKR mice during the development of spontaneous leucosis. It was found that in the latent period of leucosis (mice of 3-6 months of age) the glutathione reductase (GR) activity in cytosol and mitochondria decreased and v in SMP increased. The increase in v in SMP did not result in the induction of Mn-SOD. In this stage of leucosis, the activities of Cu,Zn-SOD, GSH-Px, and G-6-PDH in cytosol were unchanged; at the same time, the GR activity and the concentration of reduced glutathione smoothly decreased. In the stage of developed leucosis (mice of 7-9 months of age), non-synchronous changes in the antioxidant system resulting in the shift of metabolism towards the prooxidant state were found. Comparison of our findings and the literature data demonstrates that the observed decrease in the SOD/GSH-Px ratio, the decrease in GR activity, and the increase in the v/Mn-SOD activity ratio are typical for pre-neoplastic changes in cell metabolism.     

Chromosome spatial order in human cells: evidence for early origin and faithful propagation

We have investigated the origin and nature of chromosome spatial order in human cells by analyzing and comparing chromosome distribution patterns of normal cells with cells showing specific chromosome numerical anomalies known to arise early in development. Results show that all chromosomes in normal diploid cells, triploid cells and in cells exhibiting nondisjunction trisomy 21 are incorporated into a single, radial array (rosette) throughout mitosis. Analysis of cells using fluorescence in situ hybridization, digital imaging and computer-assisted image analysis suggests that chromosomes within rosettes are segregated into tandemly linked “haploid sets” containing 23 chromosomes each. In cells exhibiting nondisjunction trisomy 21, the distribution of chromosome 21 homologs in rosettes was such that two of the three homologs were closely juxtaposed, a pattern consistent with our current understanding of the mechanism of chromosomal nondisjunction. Rosettes of cells derived from triploid individuals contained chromosomes segregated into three, tandemly linked haploid sets in which chromosome spatial order was preserved, but with chromosome positional order in one haploid set inverted with respect to the other two sets. The spatial separation of homologs in triploid cells was chromosome specific, providing evidence that chromosomes occupy preferred positions within the haploid sets. Since both triploidy and nondisjunction trisomy 21 are chromosome numerical anomalies that arise extremely early in development (e.g., during meiosis or during the first few mitoses), our results support the idea that normal and abnormal chromosome distribution patterns in mitotic human cells are established early in development, and are propagated faithfully by mitosis throughout development and into adult life. Furthermore, our observations suggest that segregation of chromosome homologs into two haploid sets in normal diploid cells is a remnant of fertilization and, in normal diploid cells, reflects segregation of maternal and paternal chromosomes. Received: 19 January 1998; in revised form: 28 May 1998 / Accepted: 30 June 1998     

Utilization of chromosomal markers in cancer research]

The mouse is an unsuitable species for cytogenetical studies to the extent that it has 40 acrocentric chromosomes and the only criterion which could be used to differentiate them is size. We envisaged using in the case of cell grafts donors or recipients of different sex. This technique has, however, been used to a limited extent. Among the other markers which have been utilized, T6T6 of CBA mice must be mentioned. The discovery in 1966 by Léonard and Dekundt of the presence in AKR mice of fusions of the Robertson type (between chromosomes 6 and 15) has generated new interest in experimental work based on the utilisation of chromosome markers. Being interested in the mechanisms of radio-induced leukemia, the authors described how they have introduced the chromosome marker of AKR mice into the C57B1 strain which is very sensitive to the induction of radio-induced leukemias.     

The relationship between maternal age and chromosome size in autosomal trisomy.

The pattern of maternal age-specific incidence of autosomal trisomy in spontaneous abortions was examined for each chromosome for which a sufficient number of trisomies was observed. This included chromosomes 2, 4, 7-10, 13-16, 18, and 20-22. The rate of increase after age 30 for each of the small chromosomes (groups D-G) was similar, with the exception of chromosome 16, which showed a significantly shallower rate. The C group chromosomes tended to have an intermediate rate of increase after age 30, with the exception of chromosome 7, which had a pattern similar to the smaller chromosomes. The larger chromosomes (2 and 4) had the smallest rate of increase. There was a significant relationship between chromosome size and rate of increase after age 30 (after excluding chromosome 16), but not with rate of increase before age 30. The results suggest that autosomal trisomies may be of heterogeneous origin, with a maternal age-related factor associated with chromosome size and other sources unrelated to chromosome size. Additional evidence for and against this hypothesis is discussed.     

Mathematical simulation of the regulation of the size of the lymphoid population in relation to chronic lymphoid leukemia

A model was constructed of accumulation kinetics of labeled lymphocytes based on the experiments of long-term injection of 3H-thymidine label in vivo into the blood of healthy and suffering from chronic lympholeucosis animals. There was found an essential difference between the coefficients of reproduction and death of cells of the proliferating pool for the normal, initial and advanced stages of the disease. This served as a basis for the creation of the closed non-linear model of autoregulation of lymphoid population size describing different stages of leucosis development.     

Karyology and tumorigenicity of a simian virus 40-transformed Chinese hamster cell clone.

A pseudodiploid clone of chinese hamster cells tranformed in vitro with Simian virus 40 (SV40) was isolated from soft agar and injected into nude mice through three successive passages with a short in vitro cultivation between each animal inoculation. the original clone and the three subsequent tumor populations were characterized in regard to SV40 T antigen staining, modal chromosome number, and Giemsa-banded karyotype. All tumor cell lines maintained the pseudodiploid mode, as well as the positive sv40 t antigen staining. Nonrandom chromosomal changes included loss of one of the X chromosomes, additions of abnormal variants of chromosomes No. 1 and No. 2, the appearance of unidentified marker chromosomes, and the loss of autosomes No. 5, No. 6, and No. 11. The deletion of one of the X chromosomes occurred with about the same frequency in all cell lines. Additions of abnormal chromosomes No. 1 and No. 2 tended to recur more often in the tumor cell lines than in the original clone. the appearance of marker chromosomes, as well as the loss of autosomes No. 5, No. 6, and No. 11 demonstrated a correlation with tumorigenicity. Yet, the three successive passages of the cells through the animal did not select for a tumor population with a single, homogeneous karyotype.     

Chromosomal polymorphism of mammalian cells resistant to drugs in multiple passages. I. Karyotype analysis of Chinese hamster cells resistant to ethidium bromide in the early passages of the first steps of selection

G-banded metaphase chromosomes of Chinese hamster V-79 RJK cells resistant to ethidium bromide (2.5 and 10 mcg/ml) have been analysed. The cells of the first selection step (clone IVerb-2, the 9th passage) revealed definite karyotypical instabilities. Amplifications or, in rare cases, deletions were found in chromosomes Z1 and Z6 which appear to have derived from chromosome 1. The amplified region in chromosome Z6 varied considerably in morphology. The chromosome instability, detected in Z1 and Z6, was reproducible in cells throughout the eight independent clones isolated from clone IVebr-2 under non-selective conditions. The data obtained allow to suggest a genetically conditioned mechanism of the above chromosome instability. In the population of resistant cells on the second step of selection (clone I Vebr-5, the 9th passage) the frequency of the cells with amplification increased up to 100%. The length of amplifications increased in the majority of cells. In the cells of the third step of selection (clone IVerb-10, the 12th passage) with near-tetraploid chromosome composition, besides amplifications some specific rearrangements of chromosomes 2 and 7 (markers Z16, Z17) were revealed. The above rearrangements are indicative of the karyotypical destabilization in the drug resistant cells, and may be evaluated as secondary phenomena casually connected with amplifications found at the earlier steps of selection.     

Quantitative and morphological studies of retinal development in mice with trisomy 19

To investigate the development of the retinal layers, the eyes of mice with trisomy 19 have been examined by light microscopy between the 2nd and 15th postnatal day. The diameter of the eye, thickness of the entire retina and both relative thickness and nuclear density of each of the retinal layers have been measured and compared to those of chromosomally balanced control animals. Malformations of the eye, alterations of cell morphology or disturbed lamination can not be observed. Retinal differentiation of trisomy 19 mice is delayed by approximately two days. The development of all cellular constituents, i.e., of both neuroectodermal and mesenchymal origin, is retarded accordingly. The eyes of trisomy 19 mice are of reduced size. The relative thickness of each retinal layer follows a normal growth pattern; there is no indication for a selective impairment of the development of one particular layer. With the exception of the ganglion cell layer, nuclear densities of each retinal layer do not differ from those of control mice. The comparison of nuclear densities in the ganglion cell layer suggests that in trisomy 19 mice fewer postmitotic cells differentiate into mature retinal cells.     

鲤鱼（Cyprinus carpio）体细胞系的建立及其生物学特性分析（简报）

动物细胞的培养技术是1907年哈里逊在淋巴块中对蛙的神经板培养成功开始的,其后近一个世纪以来,陆续成功地培养了哺乳动物、昆虫等各种动物细胞,并广泛用于生物科学的各个分支。鱼类的细胞培养的系统研究和建系实践大约起始于60年代,被公认的真骨鱼类的第一个永久性的细胞系——虹鳟性腺细胞系(RTG-2)是由Wolf建立的。随后各种鱼类细胞系相继建立,涉及的组织来源有吻端、肾脏、卵巢、尾鳍、性腺、肝脏、胚胎、囊胚、原肠胚、鳍条等,同时也进行了细胞体外培养条件、