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Human CCS cell lines DTC 1, SU CCS 1 and CCS292 cells were cultured in RPMI with 15% fetal bovine serum with penicillin and streptomycin. Detection of EWS ATF1 expression confirmed the CCS identity of these cells.

pLKO. JNJ 1661010 1 expressing c Met shRNA was employed to prepare VSV G pseudotyped lentivirus by transfection of HEK293 cells with Transit LT1 as described. CCS cells were virally transduced as described. ATF1 directed ONTARGETplus siRNA or handle non targeting pool were transfected employing RNAiMAX. Cells were handled by using a fully human monoclonal anti HGF antibody. SU11274 was dissolved in DMSO and applied to the cells on the concentrations indicated. Handle handled cells were handled with DMSO only. Viability and proliferation were determined by direct cell counting or WST1 assay. For invasion assays, 5 104 cells were plated in serum free media while in the upper well of an invasion chamber.

Immunohistochemical evidence of c Met expression in primary human CCS has been previously reported. We examined CCS derived cell lines and found that cMet was expressed and phosphorylated on tyrosine residues in the kinase domain in two of the three lines during normal growth. To test for direct regulation of c Met by MITF in JNJ 1661010 CCS cells, we knocked down MITF expression using lentivirally delivered shRNA and direct siRNA transfection. Despite decreased MITF expression, c Met levels were unchanged. We then examined the effect of EWS ATF1 knock down using a series of ATF1 siRNAs. siRNAs that recognize the region of ATF1 preserved in the EWS ATF1 fusion nearly completely eliminated c Met expression in CCS292 cells whereas those that target exclusively wild type ATF1 had no effect on c Met levels.

To test whether HGF produced by the CCS cells is biologically active, we treated HGF responsive melanoma cells with conditioned media from CCS cells as well as recombinant HGF.