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(Received for publication, October 10, 1994; and in revised form, January 24, 1995)
Many tumor cell lines overexpress DNA methyltransferase (MeTase) activity; however it is still unclear whether this increase in DNA MeTase activity plays a causal role in naturally occurring tumors and cell lines, whether it is critical for the maintenance of transformed phenotypes, and whether inhibition of the DNA MeTase in tumor cells can reverse transformation. To address these basic questions, we transfected a murine adrenocortical tumor cell line Y1 with a chimeric construct expressing 600 base pairs from the 5` of the DNA MeTase cDNA in the antisense orientation. The antisense transfectants show DNA demethylation, distinct morphological alterations, are inhibited in their ability to grow in an anchorage- independent manner, and exhibit decreased tumorigenicity in syngeneic mice. Ex vivo, cells expressing the antisense construct show increased serum requirements, decreased rate of growth, and induction of an apoptotic death program upon serum deprivation. 5-Azadeoxycytidine-treated cells exhibit a similar dose-dependent reversal of the transformed phenotype. These results support the hypothesis that the DNA MeTase is actively involved in oncogenic transformation.
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