Association of EGFR gene fragments with nuclear matrices in glioblastoma cell lines

The association of epidermal growth factor receptor DNA fragments with nucl ear matrix in glioblastoma cell lines was investigated. Two different DNA f ragments (primer I-III 940 bp and primer IV-V, 110 bp) were amplified in bo th genomic DNA and nuclear matrix-associated DNA. If was found that the 110 bp DNA fragment (primer IV-V) from a non-encoding region was more closely associated with the nuclear matrices of cell line U343, U373, A172, and T98 than with U87. Th, other DNA fragment (primer I-III) was found in both the genomic DNA and NM DNA from cell line of U343 and U87. Another long DNA fr agment (primer I-II, 1015 bp) was not detected in the DNA of all cell lines . Our findings suggest that the attachment of the 110bp DNA fragments to nu clear matrix may contribute to the growth and malignancy of glioblastoma.