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Induction and Analysis of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition
Published on: August 27, 2013
まとめ
重要な細胞粘着分子であるE-カデリンは,上皮細胞の接続を維持するために重要です. 欠乏した細胞にE-カデリンを導入すると,細胞が密接に繋がったコロニーを形成する能力が回復し,細胞-細胞結合におけるその役割が確認されました.
科学分野:
- 細胞生物学 細胞生物学
- 分子生物学は分子生物学である.
- バイオケミストリー バイオケミストリー
背景:
- E-カデリンは,細胞表面のグリコプロテインで,上皮細胞のカルシウムに依存した粘着を媒介する.
- ウボモルリンまたはL-CAMとも呼ばれ,多細胞構造の維持に不可欠です.
- 以前の研究では,抗体封鎖時にコロニー分散による細胞粘着におけるその役割が示唆されていた.
研究 の 目的:
- E-カデリンの細胞結合への関与を直接実証する.
- この分子が欠けている細胞で機能的なE-カデリンをクローンして発現させる.
主な方法:
- E-cadherinをコードする全長cDNAは,F9細胞からクローンされた.
- クローンされたcDNAは,E-カデリン欠乏L線維芽細胞に導入されました.
- その結果生成した細胞の粘着と形状を分析した.
主要な成果:
- 導入されたE-カデリンのcDNAを発現するL線維芽細胞は,強いCa2+依存的結合活性を獲得した.
- これらの細胞は形質学的変化を示し,密接に繋がったコロニーを形成しました.
- これは,細胞間の結合を媒介するE-カデリンの機能を確認している.
結論:
- E-カデリンは,Ca2+に依存した細胞間の粘着の確立と維持に直接関与しています.
- E-カデリンの発現は,欠乏した細胞における凝固した上皮の形態を回復するのに十分である.
- この研究は,多細胞組織におけるE-カデリンの重要な役割の直接的な証拠を提供します.
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