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Immunogenic variants obtained by mutagenesis of mouse mastocytoma P815. VII. Dominant expression of variant antigens in somatic cell hybrids.

par Maryanski, J L;Szpirer, Josiane ;Szpirer, Claude ;Boon, Thierry
Référence Somatic cell genetics, 9, 3, page (345-357)
Publication Publié, 1983-05

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After mutagenesis of mouse mastocytoma P815, it is possible to obtain at high frequency stable tumor cell variants (tum-) that are rejected by syngeneic DBA/2 mice. Most of the variants express one or more new individual antigens specific for each variant, that are detectable in vitro by cytolytic T cells (CTL). Somatic hybrids were prepared either between tum- variants and the original P815 clone, or between different variants. Antigen expression of the hybrids was assessed by using long-term CTL clones that recognize specifically the new antigen present on the variants. Expression of tum- variant antigens behaved as a dominant trait in the hybrids. By submitting the somatic hybrids to selection with CTL clones, it was possible to obtain antigen-loss hybrid variants. The analyses of these antigen-loss variants showed that two variant-specific antigenic determinants associated with one of the variant fusion partners could be lost independently. Like the parental tum- variants, both the (tum+ X tum-) and (tum- X tum-) hybrids failed to form tumors in normal mice but formed tumors in irradiated mice.