Molecular Characterization of TMPRSS2-ERG Gene Fusion in the NCI-H660 Prostate Cancer Cell Line: A New Perspective for an Old Model

Recent studies have established that a significant fraction of prostate cancers harbor a signature gene fusion between the 5' region of androgen-regulated TMPRSS2 and an ETS family transcription factor, most commonly ERG. Studies on the molecular mechanisms and functional consequences of this i...

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Published in:Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2007-03, Vol.9 (3), p.200,IN3-206,IN3
Main Authors: Mertz, Kirsten D., Setlur, Sunita R., Dhanasekaran, Saravana M., Demichelis, Francesca, Perner, Sven, Tomlins, Scott, Tchinda, Joëlle, Laxman, Bharathi, Vessella, Robert L., Beroukhimt, Rameen, Lee, Charles, Chinnaiyan, Arul M., Rubin, Mark A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cell line
Cell Line, Tumor
DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics
Gene Fusion
Gene Rearrangement
Humans
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Male
Middle Aged
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
prostate cancer
Prostatic Neoplasms - genetics
Serine Endopeptidases - genetics
TMPRSS2-ERG
Trans-Activators - genetics
Transcriptional Regulator ERG
translocation
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Summary:Recent studies have established that a significant fraction of prostate cancers harbor a signature gene fusion between the 5' region of androgen-regulated TMPRSS2 and an ETS family transcription factor, most commonly ERG. Studies on the molecular mechanisms and functional consequences of this important chromosomal rearrangement are currently limited to the VCaP cell line derived from a vertebral bone metastasis of a hormone-refractory prostate tumor. Here we report on the NCI-H660 cell line, derived from a metastasic site of an extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma arising from the prostate. NCI-H660 harbors TMPRSS2-ERG fusion with a homozygous intronic deletion between TMPRSS2 and ERG. We demonstrate this by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, a two-stage dual-color interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay testing for TMPRSS2 and ERG break-aparts, and single-nucleotide polymorphism oligonucleotide arrays. The deletion is consistent with the common intronic deletion found on chromosome 21q22.2-3 in human prostate cancer samples. We demonstrate the physical juxtaposition of TMPRSS2 and ERG on the DNA level by fiber FISH. The androgen receptor-negative NCI-H660 cell line expresses ERG in an androgen-independent fashion. This in vitro model system has the potential to provide important pathobiologic insights into TMPRSS2-ERG fusion prostate cancer.
ISSN:1476-5586
1522-8002
1476-5586
1522-8002
DOI:10.1593/neo.07103