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MacKinnon C, McLean R, Pritchard AL. Lymphoblastoid cell lines do not recapitulate physiological circulating B cell subtypes. CURRENT RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY 2024; 5:100079. [PMID: 38910966 PMCID: PMC11192983 DOI: 10.1016/j.crimmu.2024.100079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) are immortalised peripheral B lymphocytes, transformed via infection with Epstein Barr virus (EBV). The use of LCLs to study B cell function remains controversial and core markers to define physiological B cell populations are not consistent between studies of physiological B cells and LCLs. A consensus on the nature of these commonly used cell lines has not been reached. Recently, a core set of markers to subtype peripheral B cells was proposed, addressing the lack of agreed markers for B cell characterisation. In this present study, the consensus panel was applied to describe the B cell subtypes in LCLs. We found that LCLs were generally not physiologically representative of B cells, with most cells harbouring marker combinations absent on peripheral B cells. Some B cell subtyping markers were fundamentally altered during EBV transformation to LCLs (e.g. CD19, CD21). Notably, most LCLs secreted IgG but the associated marker combinations were predominantly only present in vitro following EBV transformation. This study therefore informs interpretation of past investigations, and planning of future studies using LCLs, as these cells are unlikely to behave like their pre-transformed B cell subtype.
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- Connie MacKinnon
- Genetics and Immunology Department, Division of Medical Science, Institute of Health Research and Innovation, University of the Highlands and Islands, An Lochran, 10 Inverness Campus, IV2 5NA, UK
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- Genetics and Immunology Department, Division of Medical Science, Institute of Health Research and Innovation, University of the Highlands and Islands, An Lochran, 10 Inverness Campus, IV2 5NA, UK
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- Genetics and Immunology Department, Division of Medical Science, Institute of Health Research and Innovation, University of the Highlands and Islands, An Lochran, 10 Inverness Campus, IV2 5NA, UK
- Oncogenomics Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia
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Cheragh M, Sadeghizadeh M, Pouriayevali MH, Parsania M. Dendrosomal nanocurcumin prevents EBV-associated cell transformation by targeting the lytic cycle genes of the Epstein-Barr virus in the generation of lymphoblastoid cell line. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 2023; 26:1220-1226. [PMID: 37736518 PMCID: PMC10510484 DOI: 10.22038/ijbms.2023.69839.15199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Objectives Targeting the lytic cycle of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) has been considered a new treatment strategy for malignancies caused by this virus. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Dendrosomal NanoCurcumin (DNC) to prevent cell transformation and inhibit the expression of viral lytic gene expression in the generation of lymphoblastoid cell line (LCL). Materials and Methods Cell viability of LCLs and PBMCs was performed by MTT assay, and flow cytometry (Annexin/PI) was used for evaluation of apoptosis. CD markers on the surface of generated LCL (CD19) cells were examined for cell validation. The effect of DNC on transformation was evaluated by examining cell morphology and determining the expression level of lytic genes BZLF1, Zta, BHRF1, and BRLF1 of EBV using Real-time PCR. Student's t-test was used for statistical analysis. Results The MTT assay showed that DNC can inhibit the proliferation of LCL in a dose-dependent manner. The 50% cytotoxic concentration (CC50) of DNC and curcumin for LCL was determined 38.8 µg/ml and 75 µg/ml, respectively after 72 hr. Also, Real-time PCR data analysis showed that DNC in 30 µg/ml concentration significantly inhibited cell transformation in the LCL and significantly reduced viral lytic genes such as BZLF1, Zta, BHRF1, and BRLF1expression compared to control. Conclusion Overall, these findings show that DNC reduces the expression of the viral lytic cycle genes and also the induction of cell apoptosis and finally prevents the generation of LCL.
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- Mahboobeh Cheragh
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Arboviruses and Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers (National Reference Laboratory), Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
- Medical Genomics Research Center, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Neumann L, Mueller M, Moos V, Heller F, Meyer TF, Loddenkemper C, Bojarski C, Fehlings M, Doerner T, Allers K, Aebischer T, Ignatius R, Schneider T. Mucosal Inducible NO Synthase-Producing IgA+ Plasma Cells in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Patients. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2016; 197:1801-8. [PMID: 27456483 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The mucosal immune system is relevant for homeostasis, immunity, and also pathological conditions in the gastrointestinal tract. Inducible NO synthase (iNOS)-dependent production of NO is one of the factors linked to both antimicrobial immunity and pathological conditions. Upregulation of iNOS has been observed in human Helicobacter pylori infection, but the cellular sources of iNOS are ill defined. Key differences in regulation of iNOS expression impair the translation from mouse models to human medicine. To characterize mucosal iNOS-producing leukocytes, biopsy specimens from H. pylori-infected patients, controls, and participants of a vaccination trial were analyzed by immunohistochemistry, along with flow cytometric analyses of lymphocytes for iNOS expression and activity. We newly identified mucosal IgA-producing plasma cells (PCs) as one major iNOS(+) cell population in H. pylori-infected patients and confirmed intracellular NO production. Because we did not detect iNOS(+) PCs in three distinct infectious diseases, this is not a general feature of mucosal PCs under conditions of infection. Furthermore, numbers of mucosal iNOS(+) PCs were elevated in individuals who had cleared experimental H. pylori infection compared with those who had not. Thus, IgA(+) PCs expressing iNOS are described for the first time, to our knowledge, in humans. iNOS(+) PCs are induced in the course of human H. pylori infection, and their abundance seems to correlate with the clinical course of the infection.
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- Laura Neumann
- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany;
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Practice for Gastroenterology, 12163 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic I, Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, 12203 Berlin, Germany
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Sadreddini S, Jadidi-Niaragh F, Younesi V, Pourlak T, Afkham A, Shokri F, Yousefi M. Evaluation of EBV transformation of human memory B-cells isolated by FACS and MACS techniques. J Immunotoxicol 2016; 13:490-7. [DOI: 10.3109/1547691x.2015.1132288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Sanam Sadreddini
- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- Monoclonal Antibody Research Center, Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Park GB, Kim D, Park SJ, Lee HK, Kim JH, Kim YS, Park SG, Choi IH, Yoon SH, Lee YJ, Paeng S, Hur DY. Pre-stimulation of CD81 expression by resting B cells increases proliferation following EBV infection, but the overexpression of CD81 induces the apoptosis of EBV-transformed B cells. Int J Mol Med 2015; 36:1464-78. [PMID: 26498453 PMCID: PMC4678167 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2015.2372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 protein binds to CD81, which is a component of the B cell co-stimulatory complex. The E2-CD81 interaction leads to B cell proliferation, protein tyrosine phosphorylation and to the hypermutation of immunoglobulin genes. Epidemiological studies have reported a high prevalence of B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in HCV-positive patients, suggesting a potential association between HCV and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the genesis of B lymphocyte proliferative disorders. In the present study, in order to investigate the association between EBV and HCV in B cells, we created an in vitro EBV-induced B cell transformation model. CD81 was gradually overexpressed during transformation by EBV. B cells isolated from HCV-positive patients grew more rapidly and clumped together earlier than B cells isolated from healthy donors following EBV infection. Pre-stimulation of CD81 expressed by resting B cells with anti-CD81 monoclonal antibody (mAb) or HCV E2 accelerated the generation of lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) by EBV infection. These cells proliferated prominently through the early expression of interleukin-10 and intracellular latent membrane protein (LMP)-l. By contrast, the overexpression of CD81 on EBV-transformed B cells by anti-CD81 mAb or HCV E2 protein induced apoptosis through reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction. These results suggest that the engagement of CD81 expressed by B cells has differential effects on B cell fate (proliferation or apoptosis) according to EBV infection and the expression level of CD81.
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- Ga Bin Park
- Department of Anatomy and Research Center for Tumor Immunology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Research Center for Tumor Immunology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Research Center for Tumor Immunology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Microbiology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Research Center for Tumor Immunology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 614-735, Republic of Korea
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Younesi V, Shirazi FG, Memarian A, Amanzadeh A, Jeddi-Tehrani M, Shokri F. Assessment of the effect of TLR7/8, TLR9 agonists and CD40 ligand on the transformation efficiency of Epstein-Barr virus in human B lymphocytes by limiting dilution assay. Cytotechnology 2013; 66:95-105. [PMID: 23404520 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-013-9542-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Infection of human B cells with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) induces polyclonal activation in almost all infected cells, but a small proportion of infected cells are transformed to immortalized lymphoblastoid cell lines. Since B cells are activated also by CD40 ligand (CD40L) and Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists via a similar signaling pathway, it is likely that costimulation through these molecules could result in synergistic enhancement of the transformation efficiency of EBV. In this study, the stimulatory effect of TLR7/8 (R848), TLR9 (CpG) agonists and/or CD40L on transformation efficiency of EBV in normal human B cells was assessed using the limiting dilution assay. Costimulation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) with CpG and R848, but not CD40L, increased significantly the frequency of EBV transformed B cells (p < 0.001). Neither synergistic nor additive effects were observed between TLR agonists and CD40L and also TLR7/8 and TLR9 agonists. Costimulation with R848, CpG and CD40L enhanced the proliferative response of B cells infected with EBV. This effect was more evident when enriched B cells were employed, compared to PBMCs. The promoting effect of TLR agonists stimulation, implies that EBV may take advantage of the genes induced by the TLR stimulation pathway for viral latency and oncogenesis.
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- Vahid Younesi
- Department of Immunology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 14155, Tehran, Iran
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Park GB, Kim YS, Song H, Kim S, Park DM, Lee WJ, Hur DY. Cross-linking of CD80 and CD86 Diminishes Expression of CD54 on EBV-transformed B Cells through Inactivation of RhoA and Ras. Immune Netw 2012; 11:390-8. [PMID: 22346780 PMCID: PMC3275709 DOI: 10.4110/in.2011.11.6.390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2011] [Revised: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infected B cells are transformed into lymphoblastoid cell lines. Some researchers suggested some a few similarities between this process and carcinogenesis. We observed the expression of CD80 and CD86, co-stimulatory molecules on EBV-transformed B cells and changes of CD54 expression after stimulation of CD80 and CD86. Methods CD80 and CD86 were stimulated using anti-CD80 and anti-CD86 monoclonal antibodies. To assess apoptosis and surface protein expression, flow cytometric analysis was performed. Intracellular signal molecules were evaluated by RT-PCR and immunoblot. Morphology and localization of proteins were examined using inverted or confocal microscope. Results Cross-linking of CD80 and CD86 induced apoptosis and interfered with proliferation of EBV-transformed B cells, and dispersion of clumped cells. We also examined that their stimulation induced ROS accumulation and reduced CD54 expression. Interestingly, we observed that CD80 and CD86 diminished the expression of CD54 in different methods. Both CD80 and CD86 down-regulated activation of focal adhesion kinase. CD80 stimulus inhibited CD54 expression through mainly RhoA inactivation, while CD86 down-regulated Ras and JNK phosphorylation. Conclusion These results suggest that co-stimulatory CD80 and CD86 molecules, expressed EBV-transformed B cells, may play a role in apoptosis and cell adhesion.
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- Ga Bin Park
- Department of Anatomy and Research Center for Tumor Immunology, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan 614-735, Korea
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Nam HY, Kim HR, Shim SM, Lee JE, Kim JW, Park HK, Han BG, Jeon JP. Optimized Internal Control and Gene Expression Analysis in Epstein-Barr Virus-Transformed Lymphoblastoid Cell Lines. Genomics Inform 2011. [DOI: 10.5808/gi.2011.9.3.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nam HY, Shim SM, Han BG, Jeon JP. Human lymphoblastoid cell lines: a goldmine for the biobankomics era. Pharmacogenomics 2011; 12:907-17. [DOI: 10.2217/pgs.11.24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Biobanking became a necessity for translating genetic discoveries into clinical practice. Approaches to personalized medicine require a new model system for functional and pharmacogenomic studies of a variety of accumulating genetic variations, as well as new research environments such as biobankomics. Human lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) will provide a valuable tool to meet such new demands in the biobankomics era. The National Biobank of Korea (NBK), which is leading the Korea Biobank Project, has a large collection of LCLs derived mostly from population-based cohort samples. Using a special long-term subculture collection of NBK LCLs, biological characteristics of early passage LCLs and terminally immortalized LCLs have been investigated to promote the utilization of LCLs and provide well quality-controlled LCLs for genetic and pharmacogenomic studies. As LCLs have been successfully phenotyped for cytotoxicity in response to various stimulators, including chemotherapeutic agents, environmental chemicals and irradiation, the utility of LCLs will increase in the future. Here, we discuss current and future applications of NBK LCLs for the biobankomics era.
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- Hye-Young Nam
- National Biobank of Korea, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex (OHTAC), Chungbuk-do, Korea
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- National Biobank of Korea, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex (OHTAC), Chungbuk-do, Korea
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- National Biobank of Korea, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Osong Health Technology Administration Complex (OHTAC), Chungbuk-do, Korea
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Jeon JP, Nam HY, Shim SM, Han BG. Sustained viral activity of epstein-Barr virus contributes to cellular immortalization of lymphoblastoid cell lines. Mol Cells 2009; 27:143-8. [PMID: 19277495 DOI: 10.1007/s10059-009-0018-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2008] [Revised: 11/11/2008] [Accepted: 11/25/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) are used as a resource for human genetic, immunological, and pharmacogenomic studies. We investigated the biological activity of 20 LCL strains during continuous long-term subculture up to a passage number of 160. Out of 20 LCL strains, 17 proliferated up to a passage number of 160, at which point LCLs are generally considered as "immortalized". The other three LCL strains lost the ability to proliferate at an average passage number of 41, during which these LCLs may have undergone cellular crisis. These non-immortal LCL strains exhibited no telomerase activity, decreased EBV gene expression, and a lower copy number of the EBV genome and mitochondrial DNA when compared with immortal LCLs. Thus, this study suggests that sustained EBV viral activity as well as telomerase activity may be required for complete LCL immortalization.
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- Jae-Pil Jeon
- Korea BioBank, Center for Genome Science, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, 122-701, Korea
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Guenther UP, Handoko L, Varon R, Stephani U, Tsao CY, Mendell JR, Lützkendorf S, Hübner C, von Au K, Jablonka S, Dittmar G, Heinemann U, Schuetz A, Schuelke M. Clinical variability in distal spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (DSMA1): determination of steady-state IGHMBP2 protein levels in five patients with infantile and juvenile disease. J Mol Med (Berl) 2008; 87:31-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00109-008-0402-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2007] [Revised: 08/19/2008] [Accepted: 08/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Park JH, Jeon JP, Shim SM, Nam HY, Kim JW, Han BG, Lee S. Wp specific methylation of highly proliferated LCLs. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 358:513-20. [PMID: 17499215 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.04.169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2007] [Accepted: 04/24/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The epigenetic regulation of viral genes may be important for the life cycle of EBV. We determined the methylation status of three viral promoters (Wp, Cp, Qp) from EBV B-lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) by pyrosequencing. Our pyrosequencing data showed that the CpG region of Wp was methylated, but the others were not. Interestingly, Wp methylation was increased with proliferation of LCLs. Wp methylation was as high as 74.9% in late-passage LCLs, but 25.6% in early-passage LCLs. From two Burkitt's lymphoma cell lines, Wp specific hypermethylation was also found (>80%). Interestingly, the expression of EBNA2 gene which located directly next to Wp was associated with its methylation. Our data suggested that Wp specific methylation may be important for the indicator of the proliferation status of LCLs, and the epigenetic viral gene regulation of EBNA2 gene by Wp should be further defined possibly with other biological processes.
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- Jung-Hoon Park
- Functional Genomics Lab, Graduate School of Life Science and Biotechnology, CHA Research Institute, Bundang Campus, College of Medicine, Pochon CHA University, 222 Yatap-Dong, Bundang-Gu, Sungnam-Si, Kyunggi-Do, South Korea
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Jeon JP, Shim SM, Nam HY, Baik SY, Kim JW, Han BG. Copy number increase of 1p36.33 and mitochondrial genome amplification in Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 173:122-30. [PMID: 17321327 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2006] [Revised: 10/17/2006] [Accepted: 10/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Array CGH has been applied to detect chromosomal aberrations in cancer and genetic diseases. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-infected B lymphocytes are transformed to continuously proliferating lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs), which are a very common genome resource for human genetic studies. We used bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) array CGH to assess a chromosomal aberration of LCLs in EBV-induced B-cell transformation. At early passages, LCLs exhibited a greater copy number variation in 1p36.33 compared to primary B-cells. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed the increase in the copy number in 1p36.33. Because a segment of 1p36.33 is nearly identical to a part of the mitochondrial DNA, this increase was attributed to an increase in the copy number of mitochondrial DNA. The expression levels of mitochondrial biogenesis-related genes were elevated in the LCLs, which is consistent with the increased copy numbers of mitochondrial DNA, suggesting that increased mitochondrial biogenesis is indicative of the progression of EBV-mediated B-cell transformation. In addition, our array CGH of LCLs revealed potential copy number polymorphisms of chromosomal segments among Korean populations. Taken together, these findings suggest that LCLs in the early passages preserve the chromosomal integrity of primary B-cells at the cytogenetic level during EBV-transformed B-cell immortalization, except for a copy number variation in 1p36.33 due to increased mitochondrial DNA copy numbers. Thus, analyses of array CGH profiles of diseases should take into account the potential for copy number variation of 1p36.33.
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MESH Headings
- Aneuploidy
- Cell Line, Transformed
- Cell Transformation, Viral/genetics
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 1/genetics
- DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics
- Gene Amplification
- Gene Expression
- Genome, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 4, Human/physiology
- Humans
- Lymphocytes/metabolism
- Lymphocytes/pathology
- Lymphocytes/virology
- Microarray Analysis/methods
- Mitochondrial Proteins/genetics
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization/methods
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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- Jae-Pil Jeon
- BioBank for Health Sciences, Center for Genome Science, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 Nokbun, Eunpyung-Gu, Seoul 122-701, Republic of Korea
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Chang IC, Wu JY, Lu HI, Ko HW, Kuo JL, Wang CY, Shen PS, Hwang SM. High-potentiality preliminary selection criteria and transformation time-dependent factors analysis for establishing Epstein-Barr virus transformed human lymphoblastoid cell lines. Cell Prolif 2006; 39:457-69. [PMID: 17109631 PMCID: PMC6496667 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2006.00404.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2006] [Accepted: 05/31/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Infection of freshly isolated and cryopreserved lymphocytes with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) leads to the establishment of human B lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs). Techniques for optimal infection of the lymphocytes are vital for the establishment of a human biobank. The present study found that more than half (58-86%) of such established LCLs had transport times of less than 48 h, cell densities exceeding 10(6) cells/ml and cell viabilities greater than 90%. After EBV infection, 3306 freshly isolated lymphocytes required 30.0 +/- 0.1 days to become LCLs. Conversely, 1210 cryopreserved lymphocytes required 36.2 +/- 0.4 days. Cell density and viability of the culture affected transformation time in freshly isolated lymphocytes. On the other hand, blood transport time, cryopreservation time and initial cell viability were major factors in cryopreserved specimens. These results contribute to general information concerning the establishment of a human biobank for EBV infected cells.
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- I-C Chang
- Bioresources Collection and Research Center, Food Industry Research and Development Institute, Hsinchu 30062, Taiwan, ROC.
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Lee DH, Park KS, Kong ID, Kim JW, Han BG. Expression of P2 receptors in human B cells and Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines. BMC Immunol 2006; 7:22. [PMID: 16970829 PMCID: PMC1609185 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2172-7-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2006] [Accepted: 09/14/2006] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection immortalizes primary B cells in vitro and generates lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs), which are used for several purposes in immunological and genetic studies. Purinergic receptors, consisting of P2X and P2Y, are activated by extracellular nucleotides in most tissues and exert various physiological effects. In B cells, especially EBV-induced LCLs, their expression and function have not been well studied. We investigated the expression of P2 receptors on primary human B cells and LCLs using the quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method for revealing the gene expression profile of the P2 receptor subtypes and their changes during transformation. Results The mRNA transcripts of most P2 receptors were detected in primary B cells; the expression of P2X3 and P2X7 receptors was the lowest of all the P2 receptors. By contrast, LCLs expressed several dominant P2 receptors – P2X4, P2X5, and P2Y11 – in amounts similar to those seen in B cells infected with EBV for 2 weeks. The amount of most P2 subtypes in LCLs or EBV-infected B cells was lower than in normal B cells. However, the amount of P2X7 receptor expressed in LCLs was higher. Protein expression was studied using Western blotting to confirm the mRNA findings for P2X1, P2X4, P2X7, P2Y1, and P2Y11 receptors. ATP increased the intracellular free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) by enhancing the Ca2+ influx in both B cells and LCLs in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusion These findings describe P2 receptor expression profiles and the effects of purinergic stimuli on B cells and suggest some plasticity in the expression of the P2 receptor phenotype. This may help explain the nature and effect of P2 receptors on B cells and their role in altering the characteristics of LCLs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dong Hyeon Lee
- Biobank for Health Sciences, Center for Genome Sciences, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Science, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, South Korea
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- Biobank for Health Sciences, Center for Genome Sciences, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, South Korea
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- Biobank for Health Sciences, Center for Genome Sciences, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Seoul, South Korea
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