Transforming growth factor-beta1 is a mediator of androgen-regulated growth arrest in an androgen-responsive prostatic cancer cell line, LNCaP
Kim I, Kim J, Zelner D, Ahn H, Sensibar J, Lee C. Transforming growth factor-beta1 is a mediator of androgen-regulated growth arrest in an androgen-responsive prostatic cancer cell line, LNCaP. Endocrinology 1996, 137: 991-999. PMID: 8603613, DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.3.8603613.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoses of dihydrotestosteroneProstatic cancer cell linesLNCaP cellsCancer cell linesTGF-beta1 messenger RNART-PCRCompetitive quantitative RT-PCRTGF-beta1 proteinDose-dependent increaseGrowth arrestEnzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assayCell linesTGF-beta1 neutralizing antibodyActivation of latentDose-response curveMessenger RNALNCaP proliferationQuantitative RT-PCRWestern blot analysisNeutralizing antibodiesLinear dose-response curveHigh doseTGF-beta1Immunoadsorbent assayGrowth factorExpression and localization of transforming growth factor-beta receptors type I and type II in the rat ventral prostate during regression.
Kim I, Ahn H, Zelner D, Park L, Sensibar J, Lee C. Expression and localization of transforming growth factor-beta receptors type I and type II in the rat ventral prostate during regression. Endocrinology 1996, 10: 107-15. PMID: 8838150, DOI: 10.1210/mend.10.1.8838150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReceptor messenger RNARat ventral prostateType II receptorII receptorsVentral prostateReceptor expressionDay 7Growth factor-beta receptor type IType III receptor expressionTGF betaTGF-beta receptor type IIType IType II receptor proteinType II receptor expressionMessenger RNAEffects of androgensTGF-beta signaling receptorsReceptor type IReceptor type IIStromal-epithelial interactionsType IIProstatic epithelial cellsGrowth factor beta receptorWestern blot analysisImmunohistochemical study