Transient expression of the proto-oncogene int-1 during differentiation of P19 embryonal carcinoma cells

Mol Cell Biol. 1989 Mar;9(3):1357-61. doi: 10.1128/mcb.9.3.1357-1361.1989.

Abstract

In mouse embryos, the int-1 proto-oncogene is transiently expressed in areas of the developing neural system. Retinoic acid-treated P19 embryonal carcinoma cells have often been used as an in vitro model for the molecular basis of neural development. We shown here that int-1 is transiently expressed in differentiated P19 cells. The time course and retinoic acid dose dependence of int-1 expression suggest that the gene is specifically expressed during early neural differentiation. P19 cells may be a useful model to assist in the study, at the cellular level, of the role of int-1 in neural development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Differentiation / drug effects
  • Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
  • Neurons / drug effects
  • Neurons / metabolism
  • Neurons / pathology
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogenes* / drug effects
  • Teratoma / genetics*
  • Teratoma / metabolism
  • Teratoma / pathology
  • Tretinoin / pharmacology
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / metabolism
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / pathology
  • Wnt Proteins
  • Wnt1 Protein
  • Zebrafish Proteins*

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Wnt Proteins
  • Wnt1 Protein
  • Zebrafish Proteins
  • Tretinoin