Autor: |
Paulo Refinetti, Stephan Morgenthaler, William G. Thilly, Christian Arstad, Per O. Ekstrøm |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2020 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Oncology, Vol 10 (2020) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2234-943X |
DOI: |
10.3389/fonc.2020.523860 |
Popis: |
BackgroundPrevious studies have shown the value in studying lineage tracing in slices of human tumors. However, a tumor is not a two-dimensional structure and to better understand how a tumor, and its corresponding metastasis grow, a three-dimensional (3-D) view is necessary.ResultsUsing somatic mitochondrial mutations as a marker for lineage tracing, it is possible to identify and follow tumor specific cell lineages. Using cycling temperature capillary electrophoresis (CTCE) a total of 8 tissues from 5 patients (4 primary tumors and 4 metastasis) containing clear mitochondrial markers of tumor lineages were selected. From these 8 tissues over 9,500 laser capture microdisection (LCM) samples were taken and analyzed, in a way that allows 3-D rendering of the observations.ConclusionUsing CTCE combined with LCM makes it possible to study the 3-D patterns formed by tumors and metastasis as they grow. These results clearly show that the majority of the volume occupied by a tumor is not composed of tumor derived cells. These cells are most likely recruited from the neighboring tissue. |
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