Characterization of an epithelioid cell line derived from rat small intestine: Demonstration of cytokeratin filaments

J. Blay, K. D. Brown

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Abstract

A cell line (RIE-1) of epithelioid morphology was established from rat small intestine. RIE-1 cells possess the normal rat diploid number of chromosomes (42) up to at least passage 20. Both early (< 10) and late (>20) passage cells are non-tumourigenic and do not form colonies in soft agarose. RIE-1 cells bind two epithelial-specific monoclonal antibodies. In addition, the cells exhibit a network of cytoskeletal filaments which are labelled by an antiserum to keratin. These findings provide strong evidence for an epithelial origin of the RIE-1 cell line.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)551-560
Number of pages10
JournalCell Biology International Reports
Volume8
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1984
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Cell Biology

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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