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Isolation and partial characterization of three methotrexate-resistant phenotypes from Chinese hamster ovary cells

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Somatic Cell Genetics

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Three mechanisms for resistance to methotrexate (Mtx) have been identified in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells selected for resistance to this drug. First-step selections produce cells with either an apparent structural alteration in the enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (class I), or a decreased permeability to the drug (class II). Mutagenesis with ethyl methanesulfonate increases the proportion of Mix-resistant cells 5–10-fold. Second-step selections to higher resistance using class I resistant cells as parents results in cells with an increased activity of the reductase enzyme (class III) with no apparent further qualitative alterations in the enzyme. All three classes of resistant cells retain their Mix-resistant phenotype when cultured under nonselectivve conditions.

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    Wayne F. Flintoff, Sandra V. Davidson & Louis Siminovitch

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Flintoff, W.F., Davidson, S.V. & Siminovitch, L. Isolation and partial characterization of three methotrexate-resistant phenotypes from Chinese hamster ovary cells. Somat Cell Mol Genet 2, 245–261 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01538963

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