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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-2-11
pubmed:abstractText
Recent studies have implicated a loss of WT1 tumor suppressor gene function in the development of Wilms' tumor (WT). To determine the potential biological consequences of WT1 inactivation in these tumors, we transfected two different splice variant forms of this gene into the pediatric kidney-derived cell line G401. Introduction of this gene caused no detectable effects on the population doubling times of the cell line; proliferative capacity in soft agar was not significantly affected. However, the expression of this gene altered the morphology of the cells in culture and caused a significant suppression of tumorigenicity in the cells. Thus, the expression of WT1 in a pediatric kidney-derived cell line lacking endogenous WT1 production caused demonstrable effects on its in vitro and in vivo growth properties. These data strengthen the concept for a central role for WT1 inactivation in the etiology of this disease.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1044-9523
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1609-17
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Blotting, Northern, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Genes, Wilms Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Insulin-Like Growth Factor II, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Kidney Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Recombinant Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Transplantation, Heterologous, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-WT1 Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:9019166-Wilms Tumor
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
WT1 expression alters tumorigenicity of the G401 kidney-derived cell line.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.