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Decreased Expression of DNA Topoisomerase I in Camptothecin-resistant Tumor Cell Lines as Determined by a Monoclonal Antibody¹

Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Toshima, Tokyo 170 [Y. S., S. T., T. O., T. T.], and Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113 [T. I., T. T.], Japan

DNA topoisomerase I (topo I) has been identified as a principal target of a plant alkaloid camptothecin (CPT) and its derivative (CPT-11). The latter compound is expected to be a clinically useful antitumor agent. Three human tumor cell lines resistant to CPT (A549/CPT, HT-29/CPT, St-4/CPT) were isolated in vitro, and a murine tumor cell line resistant to CPT-11 (P388/CPT) was isolated in vivo by continuous exposure of the drugs. A549/CPT, HT-29/CPT, and St-4/CPT showed 1.8-, 6.9-, and 8.8-fold more resistance to CPT, and P388/CPT showed 45-fold more resistance to CPT than did the parental line. To examine the possible involvement of topo I in drug-resistant mechanisms, a monoclonal antibody was developed by using purified human topo I as antigen. The antibody T14C (immunoglobulin G1) recognized both human and murine topo I, as shown by Western blot analysis. By using this monoclonal antibody, cellular contents of topo I were examined in CPT-resistant tumor lines. Respective contents of topo I in HT-29/CPT, St-4/CPT, and P388/CPT were approximately 8-, 4-, and 3-fold less than those in their parental cell lines. A549/CPT, a weak CPT-resistant line, possessed amounts of topo I similar to those of the parental line. HT-29/CPT showed lower topo I activity than did the parental HT-29 in the nuclear extracts and in the hydroxylapatite column-eluted fractions. Purified topo I from HT-29 and HT-29/CPT showed similar catalytic activity when the same amounts of protein were used. These results indicate that the quantitative reduction of topo I content seems to be the most frequently occurring event in the development of resistance to camptothecin.

¹ Supported in part by grants from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, Japan; from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Japan; and from the Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research, Japan.

² To whom requests for reprints should be addressed.

Received 5/ 9/90. Accepted 7/23/90.

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