Genetic activity of X chromosomes in pluripotent female teratocarcinoma cells and their differentiated progeny |
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Authors: | Michael W. McBurney Brenda J. Strutt |
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Affiliation: | Department of Biology University of Ottawa Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada |
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Abstract: | We have induced teratocarcinomas from female embryos heterozygous for electrophoretic variants of the X-linked gene coding for phosphoglycerate kinase (PGK). An embryonal carcinoma cell line, P10, has been isolated from such a teratocarcinoma. It has a normal female karyotype and cultures contain both PGK isoenzymic forms. Clonal populations derived from P10 also contain both PGK electrophoretic variants. In addition, both X chromosomes in these cells replicate in synchrony with the autosomes during early S phase of the cell cycle. These data indicate that the undifferentiated P10 embryonal carcinoma cells contain two active X chromosomes. When cultured under the appropriate conditions, the P10 cells differentiate to form a variety of tissue types. At least some of these differentiated cells contain an inactive X chromosome as determined by cytogenetic analysis. Apparently X chromosome inactivation accompanies the differentiation of these female embryonal carcinoma cells. |
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