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Establishment and characterization of a cisplatin-resistant cell line (IGSK-1) from a poorly differentiated gastric adenocarcinoma
We successfully established a spontaneously cisplatin-resistant tumor cell line (designated as IGSK-1) derived from original gastric carcinoma. The patient was a 75-year-old Japanese woman. The histopathologic...
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Establishment and characterization of a cell line (NABCA) derived from metastatic lymph nodes of breast scirrhous carcinoma
We successfully established a breast scirrhous carcinoma cell line (designated as NABCA) derived from metastatic tumors of the lymph node. The cells grew as multi-layered cultures without contact inhibition. T...
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Erratum
In the article by Muraoka et al. (Nature Cell Biol. 8, 329–338; 2006), the text in the right panel of Fig. 5e was incorrect. This figure has been corrected online and is shown below.
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Sizzled controls dorso-ventral polarity by repressing cleavage of the Chordin protein
The Bone morphogenetic protein (Bmp) signalling gradient has a major function in the formation of the dorso-ventral axis. The zebrafish ventralized mutant, ogon, encodes Secreted Frizzled (Sizzled). sizzled is ve...
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cDNA cloning of Japanese oyster stress protein homologous to the mammalian 78-kDa glucose regulated protein and its induction by heatshock
The 78-kDa glucose regulated protein (GRP78), a member of stress proteins, was cloned from a cDNA library of Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas. The analysis on Japanese oyster GRP78 clone of approximately 2.6 kb ...
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Proliferation and tube formation of periodontal endothelial cells
Angiogenesis is indispensable to guide a regeneration of good periodontal tissue in the wound healing after periodontal surgery. Hepatocyte growth factor is well known for a strong angiogenic factor and it may...
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Establishment and characterization of a human malignant choroids plexus papilloma cell line (HIBCPP)
A cell line designated “HIBSPP” was established from a human malignant choroids plexus papilloma of 29-year-old Japanese woman. This line grew well without interruption for 3 years and was subcultivated over 7...
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Expression of HSP70 in response to heat-shock and its cDNA cloning from Mediterranean blue mussel
Expression of HSP70 in response to heat-shock was investigated at the protein and mRNA levels in Mediterranean blue mussel. Western and Northern blot analyses revealed that HSP70 was expressed following heat-s...
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Establishment and characterization of EB virus-free normal B-lymphocyte and interleukin-6-producing poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma cell lines derived from gastric tumor tissue
We successfully established two cell lines, an adenocarcinoma cell line (designated as HIGS) and Epstein-Barr virus-free normal B-lymphocyte cell line (designated as HIGS-BL), derived from a moderately to poor...
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Establishment and characterization of a human ovarian small cell carcinoma, hypercalcemic type, cell line (OS-1) secreting PTH, PTHrP and ACTH-special reference to the susceptibility of anti-cancer drugs-
We successfully established a novel cell line (OS-1) derived from human ovarian small cell carcinoma, hypercalcemic type secreted PTH, PTH-rP and ACTH. The OS-1 cell line was established from metastatic focus ...
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Establishment and characterization of a nerve cell line (NC-HIMT) from HIMT cells derived from a human ovarian immature teratoma with special reference to the induction of neuron differentiation by retinoic acid
A nerve cell line designated NC-HIMT was established from a HIMT cell line derived from a benign ovarian, three germ layer immature teratoma removed from a 21-year-old Japanese female. The HIMT cells were elon...
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Establishment and characterization of a human gestational choriocarcinoma cell line (HOCC)
Human gestational choriocarcinoma cell line (HOCC) was established from the mouse graft of choriocarcinorna. The HOCC cells were spindle or polygonal in shape and multi-nucleated giant cells, showing neoplasti...
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New method for forming large embryoid bodies using the wall of the culture dish along with an analysis of their structural characteristics
Early embryonic stem (EES) cells, which were established from 2 cell stage embryos obtained from ddY mice, had similar characteristics as embryonic stem (ES) cells. These cells were maintained in an undifferen...
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The differentiation of early embryonic stem cells into adipocytes-like cells
An early embryonic stem cell line, EES-6 cells, was established fiom 2-cell stage embryos of ddY mice. The cells were maintained in an undifferentiated state with D-MEM/FlZ medium supplemented with 10% fetal b...
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New approach for the establishment of an hepatocyte cell line derived from rat early embryonic stem cells
A cell line with the characteristics of hepatocytes was established from rat early embryonic stem cells (REES). This cell line was established using a new novel method of Ishiwata et al. from two cell embryos ...
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Zinc finger protein too few controls the development of monoaminergic neurons
The mechanism controlling the development of dopaminergic (DA) and serotonergic (5HT) neurons in vertebrates is not well understood. Here we characterized a zebrafish mutant—too few (tof)—that develops hindbrain ...
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Establishment and characterization of two squamous cell carcinoma cell lines (HYVC and HMVC) derived from vulva
Two cell lines, HYVC and HMVC, were established from cultures of the squamous cell carcinoma removed from the vulva of females of 37 and 46 years old, respectively. These cell lines were very similar in their ...
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Establishment and characterization of a lymphoepithelial-like carcinoma cell line (HUUCLEC) derived from the human uterine cervix
A cell line designated HUUCLEC was established from a human uterine cervical lymphoepithelial carcinoma obtained from a 61-year-old Japanese woman. The cell line has grown slowly without interruption and seria...