Quantitation of a transformation-sensitive, adhesive cell surface glycoprotein. Decrease of several untransformed permanent cell lines.
J Cell Biol, 1977/8;74(2):649-54.
Yamada KM, Yamada SS, Pastan I
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Abstract
We have quantitated the transformation-sensitive, cell surface LETS glycoprotein on many untransformed cell types. By SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, this trypsin-sensitive iodinatable glycoprotein comprises 1-3% of total cellular protein of the seven early passage cell types tested. In contrast, it constitutes less than 0.15% of the protein in four of six continuous cell lines. This decrease is reflected in alterations both in [14C]glucosamine labeling and in the immunofluorescent staining of early passage vs. these four permanent cell lines. These results help to clarify previous experiments in which CSP, a purified LETS protein, partially restored a fibroblastic phenotype to cells transformed by tumor viruses. These findings also indicate that a major decrease in this cell surface glycoprotein can occur in the establishment of a continuous cell line without resulting in cellular transformation.
MeSH terms
Animals; Cell Line; Cell Membrane; Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; Chick Embryo; Cricetinae; Fibroblasts; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Glucosamine; Glycoproteins; Humans; Membrane Proteins; Mice
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