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:Uterine epithelial cells (UEC) isolated from 6-week-old CF-1 mice were immortalized using retroviral-mediated transfection of SV40 large T-antigen. One line, WEG-1, retained epithelial morphology and reacted with antibodies to cytokeratins 18, 19, laminin, fibronectin, and beta-catenin. In addition, WEG-1 cells displayed strong nuclear immunoreactivity to SV40 large T-antigen, confirming integration of the retrovirus vector and expression of this gene. WEG-1 cells were negative for nonepithelial markers such as desmin and factor 8. WEG-1 cells did not proliferate in serum-free medium; however, addition of 0.5% FBS supported proliferation to the same extent as 10% FBS. Addition of 50 ng/ml epidermal growth factor to medium containing 0.5% charcoal-stripped FBS restored proliferation comparable with 0.5% whole FBS. Epidermal growth factor or transforming growth factor-alpha (50 ng/ml), but not transforming growth factor-beta, leukemia-inhibiting factor, or fibroblast growth factor, induced the secretion of three proteins (M(r) approximately to 158K, 148K, and 36K). Comparison of protein secretions of WEG-1 cells and UEC showed shared as well as distinct bands. Like UEC, WEG-1 cells secreted PGF2a and PGE2 and expressed PG GH synthase-2. Unlike UEC, WEG-1 cells showed no apical/basal preference for either uptake of methionine or secretion of proteins. The absence of immunoreactive E-cadherin or zona occludens-1 was consistent with the absence of cell polarity in WEG-1 cells. Primary UEC, which polarize in vitro, do not support blastocyst attachment. WEG-1 cells, although not polarized in vitro, also exhibited delayed blastocyst attachment compared with nonuterine cell lines, suggesting that WEG-1 cells partially retained some aspects of UEC function relevant to embryo attachment. WEG-1 cells expressed messenger RNA for Muc-1, an UEC mucin suggested to have antiadhesive properties. Furthermore, WEG-1 cells did not display high affinity heparin binding sites, an activity associated with embryo attachment. WEG-1 cells may provide a model for studying various aspects of UEC function and murine embryo attachment.
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Endocrinologyjournal_title
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Wegner CC,Cherington V,Clemens JW,Jacobs AL,Julian J,Surveyor GA,Bell EC,Carson DDdoi
10.1210/endo.137.1.8536610subject
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1996-01-01 00:00:00pages
175-84issue
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0013-7227issn
1945-7170journal_volume
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