UM-Chor1: establishment and characterization of the first validated clival chordoma cell line.
UM-Chor1: establishment and characterization of the first validated clival chordoma cell line.
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DOI:
10.3171/2016.10.jns16877
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发表时间:
2018-03
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Prince MEP
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作者:
Owen JH;Komarck CM;Wang AC;Abuzeid WM;Keep RF;McKean EL;Sullivan S;Fan X;Prince MEP
Chordomas are rare malignant tumors thought to arise from remnants of the notochord. They can be located anywhere along the axial skeleton, but are most commonly found in the clivus and sacrococcygeal regions, where the notochord regresses during fetal development. Chordomas are resistant to many current therapies, leaving surgery as the primary method of treatment. Cancer cell lines have been useful to develop new cancer treatments in a laboratory setting that can then be transferred to the clinic, but, there are only four validated chordoma cell lines available. We report the successful establishment of the fifth chordoma cell line, UM-Chor1, which is the first line originating from the clivus. Validation was confirmed by phenotype and positivity for the chordoma markers CD24 and brachyury. We also attempted to identify an ALDHHigh cell population in UM-Chor1, UCH1 and UCH2 but did not detect a distinct population. UM-Chor1 cells were able to form spheroids in serum-free culture, and were successfully transduced with luciferase and able to be injected parasacrally and grown in NOD/SCID mice. The availability of this novel clival chordoma cell line for in vitro and in vivo research provides an opportunity for developments in treatment against the disease.