Article
Effect of TGF-beta on differentiated organoids of the colon carcinoma cell line LIM 1863.
Immunology and cell biology - 1 Jun 1995
Hayward I P, Whitehead R H, Ward L, Gianello R, Dempsey P, Bates R, Burns G F
Abstract excerpt
The LIM 1863 colon carcinoma cell line grows in suspension as morphologically and functionally organized organoids in serum-containing medium. Addition of TGF-beta caused the organoids to adhere and inhibited DNA synthesis. A 20 min incubation with TGF-beta was sufficient to induce adherence and...
Topics
- Carcinoma
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Differentiation
- Colonic Neoplasms
- DNA
- Humans
- Integrins
- Organ Culture Techniques
- Phenotype
- Transforming Growth Factor beta
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
