Fluorescence in situ hybridization analyses were performed on chromosome preparations generated from the cell lines using the following conventional techniques: colcemid arrest, hypotonic treatment, and methanol/glacial acetic acid fixation, as described previously [34 (link)]. The following bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones were used: CH82-199H02 and CH82-179B09 for the MDM2 region, CH82-213B06 and CH82-204K11 for the CDK4 region, CH82-99P23 and CH82-60O16 for the CFA 7 region (58.4 Mb to 58.9 Mb), CH82-1E17 and CH82-40I15 for the region containing GABPBP1, and USP8 and TRPM7 amplifications (https://bacpacresources.org/, accessed on 1 July 2021). These BAC clones were labeled using green-dUTP (Abbott Molecular, Des Plaines, IL, USA) and Cy3-dCTP (Amersham Biosciences, Chalfont, UK). The slides were analyzed by an experienced cytogeneticist (FC) using a fluorescence microscope (Axioskop2, Axio Imager Z2, Zeiss, Göttingen, Germany) and Isis imaging software (Metasystems, Altlussheim, Germany). At least 100 non-overlapping tumor nuclei were examined in this study.
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