Lung Adenocarcinoma Mouse Models Based on Orthotopic Transplantation of Syngeneic Tumor-Initiating Cells Expressing EpCAM, SCA-1, and Ly6d
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Organoid Culture of Murine Lung Epithelial Cells
2.2. Expansion of Oncogene-Transformed Lung Epithelial Cells Supported by Cdkn2a Knockout
2.3. Establishment of Clinically Relevant Syngeneic Mouse Models of LUAD
2.4. Stem Cell Properties of KC and AC Cells and Similar Expression Patterns of SCA-1 (Ly6a) and Ly6d in Mouse LUAD-Initiating Cells
2.5. Ly6d Is Required for Colony Formation by Oncogene-Expressing Lung Epithelial Cells in 3D Culture
2.6. Expression of Ly6d Is Associated with Poor Prognosis in LUAD Patients
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Mice
4.2. Isolation of Lung Epithelial Cells from Mice
4.3. Culture of Lung Cells
4.4. Retrovirus-Mediated Oncogene Transduction
4.5. Animal Experiments
4.6. Histological Analysis and Immunostaining
4.7. Flow Cytometry
4.8. Cell Viability Assay
4.9. RNA Interference
4.10. RT-qPCR Analysis
4.11. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
6. Patents
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Semba, T.; Sato, R.; Kasuga, A.; Suina, K.; Shibata, T.; Kohno, T.; Suzuki, M.; Saya, H.; Arima, Y. Lung Adenocarcinoma Mouse Models Based on Orthotopic Transplantation of Syngeneic Tumor-Initiating Cells Expressing EpCAM, SCA-1, and Ly6d. Cancers 2020, 12, 3805. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12123805
Semba T, Sato R, Kasuga A, Suina K, Shibata T, Kohno T, Suzuki M, Saya H, Arima Y. Lung Adenocarcinoma Mouse Models Based on Orthotopic Transplantation of Syngeneic Tumor-Initiating Cells Expressing EpCAM, SCA-1, and Ly6d. Cancers. 2020; 12(12):3805. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12123805
Chicago/Turabian StyleSemba, Takashi, Ryo Sato, Akiyoshi Kasuga, Kentaro Suina, Tatsuhiro Shibata, Takashi Kohno, Makoto Suzuki, Hideyuki Saya, and Yoshimi Arima. 2020. "Lung Adenocarcinoma Mouse Models Based on Orthotopic Transplantation of Syngeneic Tumor-Initiating Cells Expressing EpCAM, SCA-1, and Ly6d" Cancers 12, no. 12: 3805. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12123805