Lens epithelial cells derived from αB-crystallin knockout mice demonstrate hyperproliferation and genomic instability

FASEB Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 221-229

  Andley, U P ^a   Song, Z ^a   Wawrousek, E F ^a   Brady, J P ^a   Bassnett, S ^a   Fleming, T P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immortalization; Molecular chaperone; Nuclear; Ploidy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; BETA CRYSTALLIN; CHAPERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE LOCATION; LENS EPITHELIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CRYSTALLINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE DELETION; GENOME; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; KARYOTYPING; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MELANOMA; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; POLYPLOIDY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035169769     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.00-0296com     Document Type: Article

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