[CANCER RESEARCH 45, 6088-6092, December 1985] Evidence for the Involvement of Two Distinct Membrane Proteins in Adriamycin Resistance in Chinese Hamster Lung Cells1 Wallace Marsh and Melvin S. Center2 Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506 ABSTRACT Chinese hamster lung cells resistant to Adriamycin were la beled with inorganic [32P]orthophosphate and thereafter incu bated with low levels of A/-ethylmaleimide. Plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum were isolated and the phosphorylated proteins were analyzed after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The results demonstrate that both plasma membranes and en doplasmic reticulum from resistant cells contain two highly phos phorylated proteins [M, 180,000 (p180) and M, 220,000 (p220)] which are present in very low levels in these membrane fractions prepared from drug sensitive cells. p220 is present in much higher levels in the endoplasmic reticulum as compared to the plasma membranes whereas p180 is equally distributed in these two membrane fractions. When resistant cells revert to drug sensitivity there is a parallel loss in the phosphorylation levels of p180 and p220. Labeling of membrane proteins with 125Iin the presence of chloramine-T also reveals that p180 and p220 are present in significantly greater levels in resistant membranes as compared to similar fractions prepared from drug sensitive cells. Partial digests of phosphorylated p180 and p220 produced with chymotrypsin or V8 protease reveal that each protein has a distinct phosphopeptide pattern. Both p180 and p220 are phos phorylated exclusively at serine residues. The results of this study therefore suggest that resistance to Adriamycin in Chinese hamster lung cells requires the involvement of two distinct pro teins which are both bound to cell membranes. Despite extensive studies p180 has been the only protein which has thus far been identified as having an involvement in cell resistance to Adriamycin. Recently we have found, however, by analyzing in vitro phosphorylation of proteins in isolated membranes that resistant cells contain three proteins with mo lecular weights of 180,000, 220,000, and 20,000 which are not present in membranes from cells sensitive to drug.4 All three proteins were found to be essentially absent in membranes from cells which have reverted to drug sensitivity. These studies thus suggest that Adriamycin resistance may require the involvement of multiple protein components. In the present study we have identified p220 using in vivo labeling techniques and have ob tained further evidence that both p220 and p180 are involved in cell resistance to Adriamycin. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cells. Chinese hamster lung cells (HT-1 ) resistant to Adriamycin were isolated as described previously (1). The cell resistant isolate R-PC4 was cloned in soft agar before use in these studies. The revertan! cell isolate PC4C12 was obtained as described previously (2). The resistant isolate PC4 and the revenant are about 200- and 20-fold, respectively, more resistant to Adriamycin than are the parent HT-1 cells. All cells were cultured in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium supplemented with 10% fetal calf serum. Effect of NEM on Protein Phosphorylation. Sensitive, resistant, or revertant cells were grown in 100-mm dishes in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium containing 10% fetal calf serum for 48 h. The medium was thereafter removed and 1 ml of TG medium containing 50 ^Ci of 32P;was added to each dish. After a 1-h labeling period at 37°C the INTRODUCTION Previous studies have shown that Chinese hamster lung cells resistant to Adriamycin contain a plasma membrane phosphoglycoprotein (pi 803) which is not detected in cells sensitive to drug (1-3). This protein is present in only very low levels in cells which have reverted to drug sensitivity suggesting a close correlation between the presence of p180 and the drug resistant phenotype (2). It has also been observed that when resistant cells are incubated with NEM there is a major increase in drug uptake and a concomitant increase in the phosphorylation of p180 (2, 3). Similar changes in drug uptake and p180 phosphorylation have also been observed in resistant cells treated with trifluoperazine or verapamil (4). Based on these findings it has been suggested that phosphorylation of p180 plays an important role in regulating the biological activity of this protein. Received 2/20/85; revised 8/21/85; accepted 8/22/85. ' This investigation was supported by Research Grant CA-37585 from the National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services. 2 To whom requests for reprints should be addressed. 3 The abbreviations used are: p180, M, 180,000 plasma membrane phosphoglycoprotein (other proteins are designated similarly); NEM, W-ethylmaleimide; TG medium, 0.05 M Tris-HCI (pH 7.6), 0.15 M NaCI, 5 mm KCI, 0.5 rnw MgCI2, 1 mM CaCI2, 5.5 mM D-glucose, and 1 x minimal essential medium amino acids and vitamins. CANCER medium was removed and the cells were washed once with TG medium. To each dish 3 ml of TG medium were added followed by the addition of NEM. The cells were incubated for 6 min after which time plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum were prepared as described previously (3). The isolated membranes were characterized by analying marker enzymes (3) and by examining thin sections in the electron microscope. The two methods indicated that the isolated membranes were essentially free of contaminating organelles. The phosphorylated proteins in the isolated membrane fractions were analyzed after electro phoresis in 7% polyacrylamide gels (5). Labeled proteins were detected by autoradiography. lodination of Membrane Proteins. Isolated plasma membranes or endoplasmic reticulum were dissolved in 1% sodium dodecyl sulfate and the proteins were labeled with 125I by the chloramine-T method as described by Frost and Bourgaux (6). Phosphoamino Acid Analysis. Membranes from resistant cells prelabeled with 32P,and incubated with 80 MM NEM for 6 min were isolated and the proteins were resolved by polyacrylamide One lane of the gel was dried and an autoradiogram autoradiogram was used for locating p180 or p220 containing these proteins were incubated in 1.0 ml 4W. Marsh and M. Center. In vitro phosphorylation gel electrophoresis. was prepared. This in the gel. Gel slices of ammonium bicar- and the identification of multiple protein changes in membranes of Chinese hamster lung cells resistant to Adriamycin, submitted for publication. RESEARCH VOL. 45 DECEMBER 1985 6088 Downloaded from cancerres.aacrjournals.org on July 31, 2017. © 1985 American Association for Cancer Research. PROTEIN CHANGES IN ADRIAMYCIN RESISTANT boriate (pH 8.0) containing 25 ^g of trypsin. Incubation was continued for 15 h at 37°Cand the gel slices were removed by centrifugation. The supernatant was evaporated to dryness and the sample was hydrolyzed in 0.1 ml of 6 N HCI in tubes sealed under vacuum for 2 h at 105°C.The hydrolysate was evaporated to dryness and the sample was taken up in 10 M! of a solution containing phosphoserine, phosphothreonine, and phosphotyrosine and electrophoresed on cellulose thin layer plates in acetic acid:pyridine:water, 50:5:945 (pH 3.5), for 2 h at 600 V. Markers were visualized with ninhydrin spray and 32P-labeled phosphoamino acids were visualized by autoradiography. Phosphopeptide Analysis. Peptide mapping of phosphorylated p180 and p220 was carried out essentially as described by Cleveland et al. (7). The gel slice containing the appropriate protein was transferred to the top of a 15% polyacrylamide gel and thereafter incubated with 25 ^g of chymotrypsin or 5 M9 of V8 protease for 40 min. After incubation electrophoresis was carried out and the phosphorylated peptides were detected by autoradiography. RESULTS Effect of N-Ethylmaleimide on Protein Phosphorylation in HAMSTER LUNG CELLS autoradiography. Plasma membranes from Adriamycin resistant cells contain two labeled proteins, p180 and p220, which are essentially absent in plasma membranes from drug sensitive cells (Fig. 4, C and D). In the plasma membrane fraction from resistant cells, however, p220 is found in only very low levels (Fig. 40). Analysis of labeled proteins in the resistant endoplasmic reticulum reveals the presence of p220 which is present in significantly greater levels than is a similar migrating protein from drug sensitive endoplasmic reticulum (Fig. 4, A and B). In some instances an 125l-labeledM, 240,000 protein is present in resistant endoplasmic reticulum in levels higher than that found in this membrane fraction from drug sensitive cells (Fig. 4, A and B). This finding is not, however, consistent with each experiment, thus suggesting that the M, 240,000 protein has no relation to the drug resistant phenotype. With the labeling technique used p180 is also found to be contained in the endoplasmic reticulum isolated from drug resistant cells. Under these conditions p180 is, however, a minor component and in Fig. 48 this protein is obscured since the autoradiogram was overexposed in order to clearly demonstrate the presence of p220. As shown in Fig. 4£ p220 and p180 labeled with 125Iare found to comigrate with 32P- Membranes of Drug Resistant Cells. Drug sensitive, resistant, or revertant Chinese hamster lung cells were prelabeled with 32P¡ labeled p180 and p220. Phosphopeptide Analysis of p 180 and p220. Drug resistant and thereafter incubated with 40 MM NEM for 6 min. Cell mem cells were prelabeled with 32Piand thereafter incubated for 6 min branes were prepared and the phosphoproteins were analyzed with 80 MMNEM. A membrane fraction containing plasma mem after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Plasma membranes and branes and endoplasmic reticulum was prepared and p180 and endoplasmic reticulum prepared from drug resistant cells contain p220 were resolved by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The two highly phosphorylated proteins, p180 and p220, which are isolated proteins were partially digested with chymotrypsin or V8 present in greatly reduced levels in membranes from sensitive protease and analyzed according to the method of Cleveland ef cells (Fig. 1). Membranes from cells which have reverted to drug al. (7). An analysis of p180 and p220 digested with either sensitivity also have greatly reduced levels of phosphorylated p180 and p220 (Fig. 1, C and F). The levels of these proteins in chymotrypsin or V8 protease shows that the two proteins have distinct phosphopeptide patterns. Digestion of p180 with chy revertant cells are essentially the same as those found in the motrypsin results in at least four closely migrating phosphopep parent Adriamycin sensitive cell. Experiments of this type have tide components (Fig. 5A). p220, in contrast, digested under been repeated several times and p220 and p180 have been these same conditions contains only a single major phosphory found to be the only two phosphoproteins which appear in high levels in resistant membranes but at greatly reduced levels in lated peptide (Fig. 46). Digests of p180 treated with V8 protease contains four major and three minor phosphopeptides (Fig. 5C) membranes from sensitive or revertant cells. At higher levels of while p220 contains only a single major phosphopeptide com NEM (80 MM)a similar phosphoprotein pattern in resistant memponent (Fig. 5D). banes is observed and the levels of these proteins in drug Phosphoamino Acid Analysis. A membrane fraction contain sensitive cells are still extremely low (Fig. 2). Identical results have also been obtained when 32Prprelabeled cells are treated ing plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum was prepared from 32P(prelabeled resistant cells treated with 80 UM NEM for 6 with 160 and 320 MMNEM for 6 min. The results of these studies min. p180 and p220 were resolved by polyacrylamide gel elec also demonstrate that p220 is located primarily in the endo trophoresis and the phosphoamino acids of the proteins were plasmic reticulum fraction whereas p180 is distributed about determined as described in "Materials and Methods." The results equally in the plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum. Experiments have also been carried out in which 32Prlabeled show that both p180 and p220 are phosphorylated exclusively at serine residues (Fig. 6). We have also observed that p180 resistant cells were incubated in the absence or presence of 80 prepared from 32Piprelabeled cells not treated with NEM is also MM NEM and the phosphoproteins present in isolated endo phosphorylated only at serine residues (not shown). Previously plasmic reticulum were analyzed after polyacrylamide gel elec we have shown that p180 prepared from 32P¡ prelabeled cells trophoresis. Incubation of cells in the absence of NEM results in treated with 5 mw NEM for 20 min is phosphorylated at both the phosphorylation of p180 whereas under these same labeling serine and threonine (2). The basis of the threonine phosphoryla conditions p220 cannot be detected (Fig. 3A). When the cells are prelabeled with 32Piand thereafter incubated with 80 UM NEM tion at high NEM concentrations is not known. for 6 min, there is an enhancement of p180 phosphorylation and a major phosphorylation of p220 (Fig. 36). Analysis of 125l-Labeled Membrane Proteins. Plasma mem branes and endoplasmic reticulum were prepared from drug sensitive and resistant cells and the proteins were labeled with 125Iin the presence of chloramine-T. The proteins were electro phoresed in a polyacrylamide gel and thereafter identified by CANCER RESEARCH DISCUSSION Previously we have Adriamycin in Chinese ence of a M, 180,000 (1-4). In the present VOL. 45 DECEMBER provided evidence that cell resistance to hamster lung cells is related to the pres plasma membrane phosphoglycoprotein study we have identified an additional 1985 6089 Downloaded from cancerres.aacrjournals.org on July 31, 2017. © 1985 American Association for Cancer Research. PROTEIN CHANGES protein, p220, which exhibit an Adriamycin this protein is based phosphorylated when IN ADRIAMYCIN RESISTANT HAMSTER LUNG CELLS present in colchicine resistant cells but absent in cells sensitive to drug (16). This protein was identified by analyzing protein phosphorylation in isolated membranes frorrr drug resistant cells (16). Recently monoclonal antibody has been prepared against a specific M, 230,000 protein which is present in plasma mem branes of cells resistant to aclacinomycin (17). Of interest is the finding that the aclacinomycin resistant cells are also cross- may also be required in order for cells to resistant phenotype. The identification of on the finding that p220 becomes highly resistant cells are prelabeled with 32Piand thereafter incubated with low levels of NEM for short time periods. p220 is present in greatly reduced levels in drug sensi tive cells and cells which have undergone a reversion to drug resistant to Adriamycin (16). It is also of interest that a M, 19,000 sensitivity. This latter finding thus suggests a correlation between protein has been identified which may be involved in cell resist the presence of p220 and drug resistance. Previously we have shown that p180 can be labeled with 32P¡ ance to vincristine (18). We have also found that p20 is present in membranes of adriamycin resistant cells but is essentially and that there is an enhancement in the phosphorylation of this absent in cells sensitive to drug." This protein has been identified protein when labeled cells are incubated in the presence of 5by analyzing proteins phosphorylated in vitro in isolated mem 10 (TIMNEM for 25 min (2, 3). Under these labeling conditions branes. All of these results taken together suggest that the mutip220 is not detected. The reason for the absence of detectable drug resistant phenotype exhibited by a number of different phosphorylated p220 in our previous studies is not known. isolates (8,10,12) may require the involvement of multiple protein Possibly in the presence of 5 mw NEM p220 is phosphorylated components. In cells isolated for Adriamycin resistance p180, and rapidly dephosphorylated or alternatively the phosphorylated p220, and perhaps p20 may fulfill this requirement. protein may become dissociated from its membrane location. Our studies thus suggest that in order to detect a phosphorylated form of p220 it is essential that prelabeled cells be incubated in low levels of NEM for short time periods. Our studies carried out thus far indicate that in the resistant cell p180 is phosphorylated whereas p220 is not. When the resistant cell is incubated with NEM both proteins become highly phosphorylated. The mecha nism by which NEM induces the selective phosphorylation of these two proteins is not known. Recently we have found that NEM induces drug uptake in resistant cells at 40 pM with maximum cellular drug accumulation occurring at 80 UM. Thus there seems to be a correlation between the concentration of NEM required for enhancing drug uptake and the concentration required to induce the phosphorylation of p180 and p220. These results may suggest that the biological activity of both proteins is regulated by phosphorylation. Thus as p180 and p220 are phosphorylated in the presence of NEM they become biologically inactive and Adriamycin can accumulate in the cell. At the present time the exact structural relationship that exists between p180 and p220 is not known. Certain lines of evidence indicate that the two proteins are probably distinct. This is based on the finding that the two proteins yield distinct phophopeptide patterns after digestion with either chymotrypsin or V8 protease. Further evidence that the proteins are distinct is suggested by the finding that p220 is located primarily in the endoplasmic reticulum whereas p180 is found in high levels in both the plasma membrane and endoplasmic reticulum. Previous studies have also shown that p180 can be radioactively labeled after incuba tion of resistant cells with [14C]glucosamine (1). In contrast p220 REFERENCES 1. Garman, D., and Center, M. S. Alterations in cell surface membranes in Chinese hamster lung cells resistant to Adriamycin. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 705:157-163, 1982. 2. Center, M. S. Evidence that Adriamycin resistance to Chinese hamster lung cells is regulated by phosphorylation of a plasma membrane glycoprotein. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 775.-159-166, 1983. has not been found to be labeled under these conditions. Proteins having a molecular weight similar to that of p180 have been identified in cell lines isolated for resistance to colchicine (8), actinomycin D (9), vinblastine (10), vincristine (11), and daunomycin (12). These M, 150,000-170,000 proteins are pres ent in only very low levels in drug sensitive cells and cells which have reverted to drug sensitivity (8-12). 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Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 774: 969-975,1983. 18. Meyers, M. B., and Biedler, J. L. Increased synthesis of a low molecular weight protein in vincristine-resistant cells. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 99: 228-235, 1981. VOL. 45 DECEMBER 1985 6090 Downloaded from cancerres.aacrjournals.org on July 31, 2017. © 1985 American Association for Cancer Research. D E F ' A B C D Fig. 1. Effect of NEM on protein phosphorylation in membranes of drug sensitive, resistant, and revenant cells. Cells were prelabeled with Å“p, and thereafter incubated with 40 put NEM for 6 min at 37°Cas described in "Materials and Methods." Plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum were prepared and the phosphoproteins contained in the sensitive (Lanes A and D), resistant (Lanes B and E). and revertant (Lanes C and F) membrane preparations were analyzed after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Proteins were detected by autoradiography. Lanes A-C, endoplasmic reticulum; Canes D-F, plasma membranes. Fig. 2. Protein phosphorylation in isolated membranes from sensitive and resistant cells. Sensitive and resistant cells were prelabeled with 32P,and thereafter incubated with 80 JIM NEM for 6 min at 37°Cas described in "Materials and Methods." Plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum were prepared and the phosphoproteins in sensitive (Lanes A and C) and resistant (Lanes B and 0) preparations were analyzed after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Lanes A and B, plasma membranes; Lanes C and D, endoplasmic reticulum. Fig. 3. Protein phosphorylation in resistant cells incubated in the absence or presence of NEM. Drug resistant cells were prelabeled with XP( and thereafter incubated in either the absence or the presence of 80 ¿IM NEM for 6 min at 37°C.Endoplasmic reticulum was prepared and the phosphoproteins were analyzed after polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Lanes A and B, phosphoproteins present in membranes from cells incubated in the absence or presence, respectively, of NEM. 6091 Downloaded from cancerres.aacrjournals.org on July 31, 2017. © 1985 American Association for Cancer Research. A A B G D B PSERPTHRPTYR- Rg. 4. Analysis of membrane proteins labeled with 125I.Plasma membranes and endoplasmi reticulum were isolated from drug sensitive and resistant cells and the proteins were labeled with 125Iin the presence of chloramine-T as described in "Materials and Methods." The labeled proteins were electrophoresed in a 7% polyacrylamide gel and identified after autoradiography. Lanes A and B, sensitive and resistant endoplasmic reticulum, respectively; Lanes C and 0, sensitive and resistant plasma membranes, respectively. Lane E, results of a parallel experiment in which resistant cells were prelabeled with Å“P,and treated with 80 UM NEM for 6 min. Cell membranes were prepared and the endoplasmic reticulum fraction was electrophoresed as described above. Fig. 5. Phosphopeptides of p180 and p220 digested with chymotrypsin or V8 protease. Resistant cells were prelabeled with 32P¡ and thereafter incubated with 80 MM NEM for 6 min. A membrane fraction containing both plasma membranes and endoplasmic reticulum was prepared and p180 and p220 were resolved by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The gel slices containing these proteins were treated as described by Cleveland et al. (7). Partial digestions were carried out with either chymotrypsin (25 ng/well) (Lanes A and B) or V8 protease (5 ^g/well) (Lanes C and D). Incubations were for 40 min at room temperature. After the electrophoretic run the phosphopeptides were detected by autoradiography. Lanes A and C, p180 digest; Lanes B and D, p220 digest. Fig. 6. Phosphoamino acid analysis of p220 and p180. Phosphoamino acid analysis of MP, labeled p180 and p220 was determined as described in "Materials and Methods." Lane A, p180; Lane B, p220; P-SER. phosphoserine; P-THR, phosphothreonine; P-TYR, phosphotyrosine. Downloaded from cancerres.aacrjournals.org on July 31, 2017. © 1985 American Association for Cancer Research. Evidence for the Involvement of Two Distinct Membrane Proteins in Adriamycin Resistance in Chinese Hamster Lung Cells Wallace Marsh and Melvin S. Center Cancer Res 1985;45:6088-6092. Updated version E-mail alerts Reprints and Subscriptions Permissions Access the most recent version of this article at: http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/45/12_Part_1/6088 Sign up to receive free email-alerts related to this article or journal. To order reprints of this article or to subscribe to the journal, contact the AACR Publications Department at [email protected]. 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