Research Article

Sister Chromatid Exchange and Genomic Instability in Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Potential Implications for Response to DNA-Damaging Treatments

Table 1

Endogenous sister chromatid exchange in sarcoma cell lines.

Cell lineHistological subtypePassage numberNumber of metaphasesChromosome count, median (range)Median SCE countRange
ObservedaNormalised

Nontumour/low SCE controls
hTERT-RPE1Normal retinal epithelium743 (31–48)886–13
SOM-196bUveal melanoma1145 (34–46)661–14
Commercially available sarcoma cell lines
U-2 OSOsteosarcoma3071 (64–76)473117–63
SK-LMS-1Leiomyosarcoma10100 (86–151)421814–37
SK-UT-1Uterine leiomyosarcoma2044 (32–48)14158–31
SW-1353Chondrosarcoma1248 (45–53)17169–20
Primary sarcoma cell lines
Shef-UPS 01Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomap692259 (44–67)13107–18
bShef-UPS 02Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomap151060 (56–60)231710–27
p30789 (53–114)24167–30
bShef-UPS 03Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomap172956 (47–60)23189–33
p332471 (50–126)23179–32
bShef-UPS 04Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomap31260 (51–65)20168–25
p83059 (52–69)20157–30
Shef-DDLPS 01Dedifferentiated liposarcomap702976 (41–97)22137–21
b,cShef-DDLPS 02Dedifferentiated liposarcomap1230108 (51–154)35149–25
p2329117 (52–151)33137–26
Shef-LMS 01 w1Leiomyosarcomap5125127 (74–152)28108–20
Shef-LMS 01 wsLeiomyosarcomap6222118 (80–134)31117–21
Shef-MFS 02Myxofibrosarcomap21577 (42–105)241511–26

aNormalised for 2n karyotype by multiplying observed SCE counts by 46 and then dividing by observed chromosome number. bTumour was previously treated with radiotherapy prior to resection. cSCE analysis was repeated after further in vitro culture.