Human tumor cell lines with EGF receptor gene amplification in the absence of aberrant sized mRNAs
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nucleic Acids Research
- Vol. 13 (23) , 8477-8486
- https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/13.23.8477
Abstract
A survey of human tumor cell lines for increased PDGF or EGF receptors identified 5 lines which bind from 6 to 13 times more EGF than normal human fibroblasts. Immunoprecipitation analysis links the elevated binding activity to increased quantities of the EGF receptor protein. EGF receptor gene amplification was detected in 2 of the cell lines. No evidence for EGF receptor gene rearrangements was found at the level of DNA or RNA structure. The results suggest that elevated levels of EGF receptor can be associated with at least three distinct mechanisms. These include gene amplification accompanied by rearrangement, gene amplification without accompanied alteration of mRNA transcripts, and extensive expression without gene amplification.Keywords
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