EFFECT OF CEPHARANTHINE ON CELL‐TYPE CONVERSION IN B16 MOUSE MELANOMA CELLS

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 1346-8138|12|2|138-142

ISSN: 0385-2407

Source: THE JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY, Vol.12, Iss.2, 1985-04, pp. : 138-142

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Abstract

ABSTRACTCells of B16‐conv line isolated from a cultured B16 mouse melanoma cell strain are spindle‐shaped cells (S type) with tyrosinase activity under usual culture conditions. When the cells were seeded for colony formation on plastic substratum in Eagle's MEM containing cepharanthine (0.8–1.0 µM), cell‐type conversion occurred from the spindle‐shaped to DOPA‐negative fibroblast‐like cell (F type) with a significant frequency.