Synthesis of basement membrane proteins by rat mammary epithelial cells |
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Authors: | E J Ormerod M J Warburton C Hughes P S Rudland |
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Institution: | Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (London Branch), Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PX, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | A mammary epithelial cell line, Rama 25, growing on plastic, deposits fibronectin, type IV collagen, and laminin in punctate structures located beneath the basal surface of the cells. When grown on the surface of collagen gels, Rama 25 cells deposit these basement membrane proteins in a continuous layer between the basal surface of the cells and the surface of the collagen matrix. Rama 25 cells also penetrate the collagen matrix forming rudimentary duct-like structures. These structures are surrounded by a discontinuous layer of basement membrane proteins. The ducts of fetal and neonatal rat mammary glands contain few mature myoepithelial cells and our results suggest that some mammary epithelial cells, in contact with a collagenous stroma, are capable of synthesizing a basal lamina-like structure. |
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