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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6D
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
Cell lines are useful as models if they retain the relevant characteristics of the tissue of origin. We compared two human squamous carcinoma cell lines derived from tumors of the tongue that vary in their extent of differentiation, with human biopsies of carcinomas of the tongue that were either poorly or well-differentiated. The mRNA levels of suprabasal cell proteins (keratin K13, involucrin, transglutaminase) and of protein kinase C (PKC) isozymes were measured by RT-PCR. Apart from PKC beta and PKC delta (mostly expressed by Langerhans cells and missing in culture), qualitatively similar patterns were found in vitro and in vivo. The more differentiated cells had expression levels moderately lower to higher than the normal controls. The poorly differentiated cells generally had substantially lower levels.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0250-7005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
4607-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Differentiation markers in oral carcinoma cell lines and tumors.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.