Aldehyde dehydrogenase activity selects for the holoclone phenotype in prostate cancer cells

DOHERTY, R.E., HAYWOOD-SMALL, S.L, SISLEY, K. and CROSS, N.A. (2011). Aldehyde dehydrogenase activity selects for the holoclone phenotype in prostate cancer cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 414 (4), 801-807.

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Abstract

Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH) activity is considered to be a marker of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in many tumour models, since these cells are more proliferative and tumourigenic than ALDH(Lo) cells in experimental models. However it is unclear whether all CSC-like cells are within the ALDH(Hi) population, or whether all ALDH(Hi) cells are highly proliferative and tumourigenic. The ability to establish a stem cell hierarchy in vitro, whereby sub-populations of cells have differing proliferative and differentiation capacities, is an alternate indication of the presence of stem cell-like populations within cell lines. In this study, we have examined the interaction between ALDH status and the ability to establish a stem cell hierarchy in PC3 prostate cancer cells. We demonstrate that PC3 cells contain a stem cell hierarchy, and isolation of ALDH(Hi) cells enriches for the most primitive holoclone population, however holoclone formation is not restricted to ALDH(Hi) cells. In addition, we show that ALDH activity undergoes phenotypic plasticity, since the ALDH(Lo) population can develop ALDH(Hi) populations comparable to parental cells within 2 weeks in culture. Furthermore, we show that the majority of ALDH(Hi) cells are found within the least primitive paraclone population, which is circumvented by culturing PC3 cells as spheroids in defined medium favouring stem cell characteristics. Although ALDH(Hi) status enriches for holoclone formation, this activity may be mediated by a minority of ALDH(Hi) cells.

Item Type:	Article
Research Institute, Centre or Group - Does NOT include content added after October 2018:	Biomedical Research Centre
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.10.010
Page Range:	801-807
Depositing User:	Users 3084 not found.
Date Deposited:	24 Jan 2013 14:31
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2021 10:15
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/6643

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