Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer.
Human colorectal cancer cell lines are used widely to investigate tumor biology, experimental therapy, and biomarkers. However, to what extent these established cell lines represent and maintain the genetic diversity of primary cancers is uncertain. In this study, we profiled 70 colorectal cancer ce...
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| author | Mouradov, D Sloggett, C Jorissen, R Love, C Li, S Burgess, A Arango, D Strausberg, R Buchanan, D Wormald, S O'Connor, L Wilding, J Bicknell, D Tomlinson, I Bodmer, W Mariadason, J Sieber, O |
| author_facet | Mouradov, D Sloggett, C Jorissen, R Love, C Li, S Burgess, A Arango, D Strausberg, R Buchanan, D Wormald, S O'Connor, L Wilding, J Bicknell, D Tomlinson, I Bodmer, W Mariadason, J Sieber, O |
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| description | Human colorectal cancer cell lines are used widely to investigate tumor biology, experimental therapy, and biomarkers. However, to what extent these established cell lines represent and maintain the genetic diversity of primary cancers is uncertain. In this study, we profiled 70 colorectal cancer cell lines for mutations and DNA copy number by whole-exome sequencing and SNP microarray analyses, respectively. Gene expression was defined using RNA-Seq. Cell line data were compared with those published for primary colorectal cancers in The Cancer Genome Atlas. Notably, we found that exome mutation and DNA copy-number spectra in colorectal cancer cell lines closely resembled those seen in primary colorectal tumors. Similarities included the presence of two hypermutation phenotypes, as defined by signatures for defective DNA mismatch repair and DNA polymerase ε proofreading deficiency, along with concordant mutation profiles in the broadly altered WNT, MAPK, PI3K, TGFβ, and p53 pathways. Furthermore, we documented mutations enriched in genes involved in chromatin remodeling (ARID1A, CHD6, and SRCAP) and histone methylation or acetylation (ASH1L, EP300, EP400, MLL2, MLL3, PRDM2, and TRRAP). Chromosomal instability was prevalent in nonhypermutated cases, with similar patterns of chromosomal gains and losses. Although paired cell lines derived from the same tumor exhibited considerable mutation and DNA copy-number differences, in silico simulations suggest that these differences mainly reflected a preexisting heterogeneity in the tumor cells. In conclusion, our results establish that human colorectal cancer lines are representative of the main subtypes of primary tumors at the genomic level, further validating their utility as tools to investigate colorectal cancer biology and drug responses. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:abd8ab82-0da7-4262-b690-0eff171e7a1a2022-03-27T03:24:46ZColorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:abd8ab82-0da7-4262-b690-0eff171e7a1aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2014Mouradov, DSloggett, CJorissen, RLove, CLi, SBurgess, AArango, DStrausberg, RBuchanan, DWormald, SO'Connor, LWilding, JBicknell, DTomlinson, IBodmer, WMariadason, JSieber, OHuman colorectal cancer cell lines are used widely to investigate tumor biology, experimental therapy, and biomarkers. However, to what extent these established cell lines represent and maintain the genetic diversity of primary cancers is uncertain. In this study, we profiled 70 colorectal cancer cell lines for mutations and DNA copy number by whole-exome sequencing and SNP microarray analyses, respectively. Gene expression was defined using RNA-Seq. Cell line data were compared with those published for primary colorectal cancers in The Cancer Genome Atlas. Notably, we found that exome mutation and DNA copy-number spectra in colorectal cancer cell lines closely resembled those seen in primary colorectal tumors. Similarities included the presence of two hypermutation phenotypes, as defined by signatures for defective DNA mismatch repair and DNA polymerase ε proofreading deficiency, along with concordant mutation profiles in the broadly altered WNT, MAPK, PI3K, TGFβ, and p53 pathways. Furthermore, we documented mutations enriched in genes involved in chromatin remodeling (ARID1A, CHD6, and SRCAP) and histone methylation or acetylation (ASH1L, EP300, EP400, MLL2, MLL3, PRDM2, and TRRAP). Chromosomal instability was prevalent in nonhypermutated cases, with similar patterns of chromosomal gains and losses. Although paired cell lines derived from the same tumor exhibited considerable mutation and DNA copy-number differences, in silico simulations suggest that these differences mainly reflected a preexisting heterogeneity in the tumor cells. In conclusion, our results establish that human colorectal cancer lines are representative of the main subtypes of primary tumors at the genomic level, further validating their utility as tools to investigate colorectal cancer biology and drug responses. |
| spellingShingle | Mouradov, D Sloggett, C Jorissen, R Love, C Li, S Burgess, A Arango, D Strausberg, R Buchanan, D Wormald, S O'Connor, L Wilding, J Bicknell, D Tomlinson, I Bodmer, W Mariadason, J Sieber, O Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer. |
| title | Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer. |
| title_full | Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer. |
| title_fullStr | Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer. |
| title_short | Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer. |
| title_sort | colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer |
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