ABSENCE OF EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-beta TYPE II RECEPTOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PATTERN IN A MURINE RENAL CARCINOMA CELL LINE, RENCA
KUNDU S, KIM I, ZELNER D, JANULIS L, GOODWIN S, ENGEL J, LEE C. ABSENCE OF EXPRESSION OF TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR-beta TYPE II RECEPTOR IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PATTERN IN A MURINE RENAL CARCINOMA CELL LINE, RENCA. Journal Of Urology 1998, 160: 1883-1888. PMID: 9783979, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)62437-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTGF-beta1 productionRenca cellsTGF-beta sensitivityRenal carcinoma cell linesCarcinoma cell linesInhibitory effectEndogenous TGF-beta1 productionWild-type Renca cellsCell linesTGF-beta receptor expressionTbetaR-II mRNAAggressive growth patternGrowth factor beta type II receptorTGF-beta1 mRNATGF-beta insensitivityPlasminogen activator inhibitorTbetaR-I mRNAType II receptorAbsence of expressionReceptor expressionTbetaR-IIII receptorsActivator inhibitorAggressive growthThymidine incorporation