Title |
Functional significance of CD105-positive cells in papillary renal cell carcinoma
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Published in |
BMC Cancer, January 2017
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DOI | 10.1186/s12885-016-2985-7 |
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Authors |
Damian Matak, Klaudia K. Brodaczewska, Cezary Szczylik, Irena Koch, Adam Myszczyszyn, Monika Lipiec, Slawomir Lewicki, Lukasz Szymanski, Robert Zdanowski, Anna M. Czarnecka |
Abstract |
CD105 was postulated as a renal cell carcinoma (RCC) stem cell marker, and CD133 as a putative RCC progenitor. Hypoxia, a natural microenvironment that prevails in tumors, was also incorporated into the study, especially in terms of the promotion of hypothetical stem-like cell properties. Within this study, we verify the existence of CD105+ and CD133+ populations in selected papillary subtype RCC (pRCC) cell lines. Both populations were analyzed for correlation with stem-like cell properties, such as stemness gene expression, and sphere and colony formation. For the preliminary analysis, several RCC cell lines were chosen (786-O, SMKT-R2, Caki-2, 796-P, ACHN, RCC6) and the control was human kidney cancer stem cells (HKCSC) and renal cells of embryonic origin (ASE-5063). Four cell lines were chosen for further investigation: Caki-2 (one of the highest numbers of CD105+ cells; primary origin), ACHN (a low number of CD105+ cells; metastatic origin), HKCSC (putative positive control), and ASE-5063 (additional control). In 769-P and RCC6, we could not detect a CD105+ population. Hypoxia variously affects pRCC cell growth, and mainly diminishes the stem-like properties of cells. Furthermore, we could not observe the correlation of CD105 and/or CD133 expression with the enhancement of stem-like properties. Based on this analysis, CD105/CD133 cannot be validated as cancer stem cell markers of pRCC cell lines. |
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