Excess chromosome no. 4 in ethylnitrosourea-induced neurogenic tumor lines of the rat.
The chromosomes in 15 cell lines derived from separate tumors induced in rats by ethylnitrosourea (ENU) are described. Thirteen lines were neural (glioma or schwannoma) in origin and type. In 12 of these lines, excess chromosome no. 4 could be demonstrated by Giemsa banding. One to three extra no. 4 chromosomes were seen as numerical or structural abnormalities. Also noted were other changes that were not consistent among lines. The 12 lines produced tumors in newborn rats. The 13th neurogenic line lacked excess chromosome no. 4 and did not produce tumors. The remaining 2 lines were nonneurogenic and lacked excess chromosome no. 4 but produced tumors. Control studies included chromosome analyses of bone marrow preparations from ENU-treated rats with tumors, cell lines from brains of normal rat embryos, and 2 established nonneurogenic rat tumor lines. No excess chromosome no. 4 was seen. These results suggest that nondisjunction and/or rearrangement of chromosome no. 4 is associated with the oncogenic process in neurogenic tumors induced.[1]References
- Excess chromosome no. 4 in ethylnitrosourea-induced neurogenic tumor lines of the rat. Au, W., Soukup, S.W., Mandybur, T.I. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. (1977) [Pubmed]
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