.... 2010 β-catenin Corneal epithelium Tumorigenesis OSSN In mammalian cells, β-catenin is a highly conserved ubiquitous protein that shows at least two functions. It is a component of a adherent complex of cadherin that mediates cell-cell adhesion (Kemler, 1993 ; Orsulic et al., 1999...

... of Biologists Limited 2001 2001 Ca 2+ signaling Corneal epithelium EGF Wound repair Wound repair is an intricate process that involves changes in cellular adhesion, migration and proliferation, as well as alterations in matrix composition (Moulin, 1995 ; Mutsaers et al., 1997 ; Brown et al...

... in the extracellular matrix or by the loss of laminin 5-epithelial cell communication and transmitted through mitochondria. *Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected]) 7 8 2001 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2001 2001 Apoptosis Corneal epithelium Hypoxia Laminin 5...

... cover the corneal epithelium, or possibly the reagents remove the protective and absorbent tear mucoid components. The results of the recovery experiments support this hypothesis. Second, although quite speculative, it is possible that the control IgG, because of its similarities in structure, may...

... 2 rounds of DNA synthesis, but as cells migrate toward the central cornea (mature TA cells), their replicative capacity decreases. Table 1. The proliferative response of transit amplifying (TA) cell populations within the murine corneal epithelium Fig. 2. TA cells capable...

... fields which arise in an injured corneal epithelium. Single cells cultured in media containing 10% foetal bovine serum showed significant galvanotropism, reorienting to lie perpendicular to electric field vector with a threshold field strength of less than 100 mV/mm. Cells cultured in serum-free medium...

... of Biologists 1994 corneal epithelium cell culture keratin expression established cell line Analysis of epithelial cell growth and differentiation has been frequently hindered by the limited life-span of primary cell cultures, and by the requirement for repeated isolation of tissues used...

... in the limbal zone. In rats 1 day to 1 week of age, the corneal epithelium consisted of one or two layer of cells that were intensely labeled by anti-epidermal growth factor receptor. Following epithelial stratification, which occurred just prior to eyelid opening (∼12 days), expression of epidermal growth...

...Shigeo Takeuchi ABSTRACT The changes in the alignment of F-actin bundles in epithelial cells were studied, mainly using NBD-phallacidin, as the isolated corneal epithelium started to spread along the surface of Millipore filter. The epithelial cells at the margin were found to make the transition...