Quantification of B16 melanoma cells in lungs using triplex Q-PCR--a new approach to evaluate melanoma cell metastasis and tumor control.

ABSTRACT: Skin cancer is the most common type of all cancers. However, it comprises several different types of cancers, one of which is malignant melanoma. Even though melanomas only make up about 5% of skin cancers, they are responsible for the majority of skin cancer deaths due to the poor chance of survival once the tumor has metastasized. In the present study, we have developed a new assay for quantitative analysis of B16 melanoma metastasis in the lungs. We have used a triplex Q-PCR to determine the expression of the melanoma genes GP100/Pmel and tyrosinase-related protein 2 (TRP-2), and found that B16.F10gp cells were detectable in the lungs as early as 2 hours after intravenous challenge with ≥ 10(4) tumor cells. When investigating the gene expression as a function of time, we observed a grad

SUBMITTER: Sorensen MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3909236 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature