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Attachment, spreading and growthin vitro of highly malignant and low malignant murine fibrosarcoma cells

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Highly malignant cell lines and low-malignant cell lines isolated from three different methylcholanthrene-induced murine fibrosarcomas were examined for their ability to attach to plastic dishes and collagen-coated dishes under serumfree conditions and in the presence of serum. Most of the cells from the three highly malignant lines attached and spread under all conditions. By 72h, there was a significant increase in the number of cells indicating that at least some of the cells had undergone division (even in the absence of serum). In contrast, fewer of the cells from the three low-malignant lines attached and spread on the plastic or collagen substrates in the absence of serum or in the presence of 0.1 per cent serum. However, when 15μg laminin per dish was added along with the lowmalignant cells, they then attached and spread on the plastic and collagen-coated dishes. Previous studies have indicated that the highly malignant lines express cell surface antigens that cross-react with laminin while the low-malignant cell lines do not. We speculate that the differences between the high- and low-malignant cells in the expression of cell surface laminin-like antigens contribute to the dissimilarities in attachment and spreading capacity. These differences may also contribute to the dissimilarity between these cells in malignant potential.

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  1. Department of Pathology, The University of Michigan Medical School, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    James Varani & J. Philip McCoy

  2. Department of Biological Chemistry, The University of Michigan Medical School, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Randall N. Knibbs

  3. Institute of Pathology, University of Oslo, Rikshospitalet-The National Hospital, N-0027, Oslo 1, Norway

    Ivar Amund Grimstad & Torstein Hovig

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Varani, J., Grimstad, I.A., Knibbs, R.N. et al. Attachment, spreading and growthin vitro of highly malignant and low malignant murine fibrosarcoma cells. Clin Exp Metast 3, 45–59 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01758953

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