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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-11-3
pubmed:abstractText
Tumor cells with metastatic potential may have a high telomerase activity that augments telomeric DNA repeats, allowing the cells to escape from the inhibition of cell proliferation due to shortened telomeres. We examined the expression level of telomerase activity using the telomeric repeat amplification protocol among a series of cell lines obtained by repeated transplantation of a mouse fibrosarcoma. The lines could be grouped into three; one has no metastatic potential, and the other two show metastatic abilities after intravenous or subcutaneous injection. Comparison of their telomerase activity indicated that more malignant lines had higher activity. A similar relation was seen in metastatic nodules formed through clonal expansion from the heterogeneous population of inoculated cells; clonality was monitored in terms of variable patterns of subtelomeric repeats. The results suggest that a high level of telomerase activity may not be requisite for metastasis, but may confer a propensity to dominate in a tumor tissue.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0910-5050
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
88
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
732-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-DNA, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Fibrosarcoma, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-HeLa Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Mice, Inbred C57BL, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Neoplasm Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Neoplasm Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Neoplasm Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Telomerase, pubmed-meshheading:9330604-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Telomerase activity and metastasis: expansion of cells having higher telomerase activity within culture lines and tumor tissues.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Biochemistry, Niigata University School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study