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Morphological, autoradiographic, immunochemical and cytochemical investigation of a cell strain with trisomy 7 from a spontaneous abortus

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A complex investigation of the phenotype of a stable strain of LHC—162 cells derived from a spontaneous abortus was carried out. The karyotype, of the strain was 47,XY,+C. The extra chromosome was identified by Giemsa staining as a No. 7. The strain was subjected to cytomorphological, autoradiographic, immunochemical and virological examination in comparison with diploid cell strains. The cells of the LHC—162 strain had no oncogenic activity. Their susceptibility to the three types of poliomyelitis virus did not differ from those of diploid strains. The growth of the LHC—162 cells was poorly organized, and they had a reduced capacity for the formation of histotypical structures. There was low collagen production, poor accumulation of lipid granules, high acid phosphatase, activity, and high glycogen content. Radioautographic investigation of cell cycle revealed lengthening of the mitotic cycle in the G2, period which was twice as long as in diploid strains. Immunochemical investigation showed that fibroblasts of both trisomic and diploid strains synthesized proteins in α1 and α2 globulin zones. However, the synthesis of a protein in α1 zone was considerably more intensive and in α2 zone less intensive in the LHC—162 cells than in the diploid strain.

The stability of these phenotypic features make it reasonable to assume that they represent a biological characteristic of the LHC—162 strain. It is suggested that this characteristic totality of phenotypical features can be considered as an expression of the C7 trisomic cell's differentiation confusion. It is suggested that “the cellular syndrome”, is not due only to this chromosomal aberration but also to other chromosomal aberrations.

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Es wurde eine Komplexuntersuchung, des Phenotypus der Zellen des stabilen Stammes LHC—162 (spontaner. Abortus) durchgeführt. Der Karyotyp der Zellen dieses Stammes ist 47,XY.+C. Das überzählige Chromosom wurde durch die Giemsa-Methode als C7 identifiziert. Der Karyotyp ist im Verlauf von 62 Passagen stabil geblieben., Die cytomorphologischen, autoradiographischen, immunochemischen Untersuchungen dieses Stammes wurden im Vergleich zu diploiden Stämmen, durchgeführt. Die Zellen dieses Stammes sind nicht krebsauslösend. Die Empfindlichkeit dieses Stammes gegenüber drei Polimyelitis-Virusstämmen ist nicht anders als die Empfindlichkeit des diploiden Stammes. Das Wachstum der Zellen des Stammes LHC—162 ist wenig organisiert; sie besitzen sehr wenig, Fähigkeit, eine histotypische Struktur zu formen; sie bilden wenig Kollagen, sie speichern zu wenig Lipidgranulan; in ihnen ist der Gehalt an Glykogen und die Aktivität von Phosphotasen zu hoch. Die radiographische Untersuchung des Zellcyclus hat gezeigt, daß die Zeit des mitotischen Cyclus der G2-Periode vergrößert ist. Sie ist fast doppelt so lang wie bei dem diploiden Stamm. Bei der immunochemischen Untersuchung wurde entdeckt, daß der Stamm LHC—162 wie die diploiden Stämme Eiweiß-Komponenten in α1- und α2-Globulinzonen synthetisierte, aber der Stamm LHC—162 synthetisiert Eiweiß in der α1-Globulinzone intensiver und Eiweiß in der Globulinzone α2 schwächer als normale Zellen. Die Stabilität der, gefundenen phänotypischen Besonderheiten des Stammes LHC—162 läßt sie charakteristisch für diesen Stamm erscheinen. Diese charakteristische Gesamtheit der phänotypischen Eigenschaften kann man als Äußerung der gestörten Differenzierung der Zellen mit Trisomie C7 betrachten. Möglicherweise gibt es ähnliche “Zellsyndrome” auch für andere Chromosomenanomalien.

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The work was supported in part by research Grants HG-70/9684148 from Human Genetics Unit WHO.

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Kuliev, A.M., Kukharenko, V.I., Grinberg, K.N. et al. Morphological, autoradiographic, immunochemical and cytochemical investigation of a cell strain with trisomy 7 from a spontaneous abortus. Hum Genet 17, 285–296 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00273182

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