Article
Differentiation versus proliferation of transgenic mouse lens cells expressing polyoma large T antigen: evidence for regulation by an endogenous growth factor.
The New biologist - 1 Aug 1990
Griep A E, Westphal H
Abstract excerpt
Expression of the immortalizing oncogene polyoma large T antigen (PyLT) in the lens of transgenic mice impairs fiber cell differentiation but does not induce hyperplasia or tumor development. To examine this phenotype further, we studied the expression of the lens-specific crystallin genes in normal mice and mice of the transgenic alpha PyLT1 lineage. Immunochemical analyses showed that the spatial pattern of...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Division
- Crystallins
- Epithelium
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Gene Expression
- Genotype
- Lens, Crystalline
- Mice
