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Genetic changes in the evolution of multidrug resistance for cultured human ovarian cancer cells
Author(s) -
Buys Timon P. H.,
Chari Raj,
Lee Eric H. L.,
Zhang May,
MacAulay Calum,
Lam Stephen,
Lam Wan L.,
Ling Victor
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
genes, chromosomes and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.754
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1098-2264
pISSN - 1045-2257
DOI - 10.1002/gcc.20492
Subject(s) - multiple drug resistance , ovarian cancer , biology , resistance (ecology) , cancer , cancer research , genetics , drug resistance , ecology
The multidrug resistant (MDR) phenotype is often attributed to the activity of ATP‐binding cassette (ABC) transporters such as P‐glycoprotein (ABCB1). Previous work has suggested that modulation of MDR may not necessarily be a single gene trait. To identify factors that contribute to the emergence of MDR, we undertook integrative genomics analysis of the ovarian carcinoma cell line SKOV3 and a series of MDR derivatives of this line (SKVCRs). As resistance increased, comparative analysis of gene expression showed conspicuous activation of a network of genes in addition to ABCB1 . Functional annotation and pathway analysis revealed that many of these genes were associated with the extracellular matrix and had previously been implicated in tumor invasion and cell proliferation. Further investigation by whole genome tiling‐path array CGH suggested that changes in gene dosage were key to the activation of several of these overexpressed genes. Remarkably, alignment of whole genome profiles for SKVCR lines revealed the emergence and decline of specific segmental DNA alterations. The most prominent alteration was a novel amplicon residing at 16p13 that encompassed the ABC transporter genes ABCC1 and ABCC6 . Loss of this amplicon in highly resistant SKVCR lines coincided with the emergence of a different amplicon at 7q21.12, which harbors ABCB1 . Integrative analysis suggests that multiple genes are activated during escalation of drug resistance, including a succession of ABC transporter genes and genes that may act synergistically with ABCB1. These results suggest that evolution of the MDR phenotype is a dynamic, multi‐genic process in the genomes of cancer cells. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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