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ArticleNature protocols2019

A marker-independent lineage-tracing system to quantify clonal dynamics and stem cell functionality in cancer tissue.

Kristiaan J Lenos, Sophie C Lodestijn, Scott K Lyons, Maarten F Bijlsma, Daniël M Miedema, Louis Vermeulen

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Kristiaan J LenosLEXOR, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Sophie C LodestijnLEXOR, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Scott K LyonsPreclinical Imaging, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, USA.
Maarten F BijlsmaLEXOR, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Daniël M MiedemaLEXOR, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. d.m.miedema@amc.uva.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0729-3753
Louis VermeulenLEXOR, Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Cancer Center Amsterdam and Amsterdam Gastroenterology & Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. l.vermeulen@amc.uva.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6066-789X

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Abstract

Lineage tracing is a powerful tool that can be used to uncover cell fates. Here, we describe a novel method for the quantitative analysis of clonal dynamics in grafted cancer tissues. The protocol involves the preparation and validation of cells for lineage tracing, establishment of grafts and label induction, analysis of clone-size distribution and fitting of the experimental data to a mathematical tumor growth model. In contrast to other lineage-tracing strategies, the method described here assesses stem cell functionality and infers tumor expansion dynamics independently of molecular markers such as putative cancer stem cell (CSC)-specific genes. The experimental system and analytical framework presented can be used to quantify clonal advantages that specific mutations provide, in both the absence and presence of (targeted) therapeutic agents. This protocol typically takes ~20 weeks to complete from cell line selection to inference of growth dynamics, depending on the grafted cancer growth rate.

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Cell LineageNeoplastic Stem CellsAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell TrackingHeterograftsHumansMiceNeoplasmsAntineoplastic Agents

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