Expression of keratin and vimentin intermediate filaments in rabbit bladder epithelial cells at different stages of benzo[a]pyrene-induced neoplastic progression

@article{Summerhayes1981ExpressionOK,
  title={Expression of keratin and vimentin intermediate filaments in rabbit bladder epithelial cells at different stages of benzo[a]pyrene-induced neoplastic progression},
  author={Ian C. Summerhayes and Y. S. Cheng and Tung-Tien Sun and L. B. Chen},
  journal={The Journal of Cell Biology},
  year={1981},
  volume={90},
  pages={63 - 69}
}
Rabbit bladder epithelium, grown on collagen gels and exposed to the chemical carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene, produced nontumorigenic altered foci as well as tumorigenic epithelial cell lines during 120-180 d in culture. Immunofluorescence studies revealed extensive keratin filaments in both primary epithelial cells and benzo[a]pyrene-induced altered epithelial foci but showed no detectable vimentin filaments. The absence of vimentin expression in these cells was confirmed by two- dimensional gel… 
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