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Tumorigenic conversion of human mesothelial cells as a consequence of platelet-derived growth factor-A chain overexpression.

Overexpression of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-A as well as PDGF-B chain mRNA has previously been reported in human mesothelioma cell lines. In this report, it has been established that the A but not the B chain protein is expressed at detectable levels in cell lysates and conditioned medium from these cell lines. In order to investigate the effect of overexpression of PDGF-A chain in a human mesothelial cell model system, a retroviral vector containing a human PDGF-A chain cDNA insert under the control of the Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV) promoter was inserted into the SV-40 T-antigen immortalized human mesothelial cell line MeT-5A. Selected cells showed overexpression of PDGF-A chain relative to MeT-5A and induced tumors in athymic nude mice. PDGF-A chain overexpression was also found in the tumor specimens excised from the mice. PDGF-A mRNA and protein were expressed at a higher level in the tumor explant cell lines, suggesting a correlation of tumorigenicity with A chain production.[1]

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  1. Tumorigenic conversion of human mesothelial cells as a consequence of platelet-derived growth factor-A chain overexpression. Van der Meeren, A., Seddon, M.B., Betsholtz, C.A., Lechner, J.F., Gerwin, B.I. Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. (1993) [Pubmed]
 
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