Molecular characterization of a new ovarian cancer cell line, YDOV-151, established from mucinous cystadenocarcinoma

Tohoku J Exp Med. 2009 Jun;218(2):129-39. doi: 10.1620/tjem.218.129.

Abstract

Ovarian cancer is a leading cause of death among gynecological malignancies. Established cancer cell lines are useful tools for clinical and basic researches. We have therefore established a new human ovarian cancer cell line, YDOV-151, derived from the mucinous cystadenocarcinoma and characterized it by the microarray analyses. A mucinous origin of the YDOV-151 was evident from light microscopy, and its epithelial-like character was confirmed with electron microscopy. No pathogenic mutations were found in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. The subcutaneous transplantation of YDOV-151 cells into nude mice successfully induced the tumor mass after 3 weeks. cDNA microarray analysis revealed 1,926 genes (> 2-fold differences, P < 0.05) that distinguished the YDOV-151 from human ovarian surface epithelial (HOSE) cells. To identify candidate biomarkers, we selected five genes (SFN, RGC32, CDCA7, LAMP3, and SLCO4A1), each of which was up-regulated (> 7-fold) in YDOV-151 and had an available antibody assay for further validation. In SYBR Green real-time PCR, the relative expression levels of RGC32 (651-fold), LAMP3 (1,930-fold), and SLCO4A1 (20,598-fold) were significantly higher in YDOV-151 than in HOSEs (P < 0.001). RGC32 may be involved in cell cycle regulation, LAMP3 may promote metastasis, and SLCO4A1 is a member of anion-transporting polypeptides. The newly established ovarian cancer cell line, YDOV-151, would be a useful model for elucidating the biology and the pathogenesis of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. In addition, the identification and validation of up-regulated genes may provide a genetic approach for identifying biomarkers in ovarian cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • BRCA1 Protein / genetics
  • BRCA2 Protein / genetics
  • Base Sequence
  • Benzothiazoles
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous / pathology*
  • Diamines
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Profiling
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Quinolines
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • BRCA1 Protein
  • BRCA2 Protein
  • Benzothiazoles
  • Diamines
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Quinolines
  • SYBR Green I