Materials and methods Cell lines 19 cell lines (Table 1), including 16 lung cancer cell lines [21], and 3 HBEC cell lines immortalized via ectopic expression of cdk4 and hTERT [22], were obtained from
the Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center. All cancer cell lines were grown in RPMI-1640 medium (Sigma, St. Louis, MO) supplemented with 5% fetal bovine serum. HBECs were grown in KSFM medium supplemented with bovine pituitary extract and recombinant human epidermal growth factor (Gibco, Carlsbad, CA). All cell lines were grown in a humidified atmosphere with 5% CO2 at 37°C. Table 1 Histological classification of the lung cancer cell lines Cell Line Tumor Subtype Age Ethnicity Gender Source Site NCI-H146 SCLC 59 Caucasian M metastasis bone NCI-H187 SCLC 47 Caucasian M metastasis pleural NCI-H209 SCLC 55 Caucasian M metastasis bone NCI-H526 SCLC 55 Caucasian AZD4547 order M metastasis bone NCI-H889 SCLC 69 Caucasian F metastasis lymph NCI-H1672 SCLC 58 Caucasian M primary lung NCI-H2107 SCLC 36 Black M metastasis bone NCI-H2171 SCLC 50 Caucasian M metastasis pleural NCI-H2195 SCLC 67 Caucasian M metastasis bone NCI-H157 NSCLC (squamous) 59 Caucasian M metastasis pleural NCI-H1819 NSCLC (adenocarcinoma) 55 Caucasian
F metastasis lymph NCI-H2052 NSCLC (mesothelioma) 65 Caucasian M metastasis pleural NCI-H2887 NSCLC (squamous) 31 unknown M primary lung HCC366 NSCLC (adenosquamous) 80 unknown F primary lung HCC1195 NSCLC (adenocarcinoma)
Caspase activity 47 Black M primary lung HCC2450 NSCLC (squamous) 52 Caucasian M primary lung HBEC2-KT Immortalized Normal 68 M NA lung HBEC3-KT Immortalized Normal 65 F NA lung HBEC4-KT Immortalized Normal 71 F NA lung The lung cancer cell lines were established from tissue specimens obtained from lung cancer patients [73]. The subtype of each lung cancer cell line is based on histological examination of the tumor from which the line was derived. Patient age, ethnicity, and gender Palbociclib chemical structure are listed along with the source of the tissue sample and the site from which the sample was derived. RNA isolation and miRNA microarray Total RNA was extracted using TRIzol (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA), and labeled with a fluorescent modified dinucleotide (5′-phosphate-cytidyl-uridyl-Cy3-3′) using T4 RNA ligase, according to Thomson [23]. Oligonucleotide probes antisense to the published mature sequences for 136 conserved human miRNAs were synthesized and spotted in duplicate on Corning GAPS-2 coated slides using a robotic spotter [23]. Samples were hybridized to the array, along with an equimolar reference oligonucleotide set corresponding to the 136 mature microRNAs, which had been labeled with Cy5. Array images were obtained and analyzed with a GenePix 4000A scanner and GenePix Pro 4.1 software (Axon Instruments).