Pastuła Agnieszka, Lundmark Richard
Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Umeå University, Sweden.
Bio Protoc. 2021 Feb 5;11(3):e3903. doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3903.
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a reversible process of epithelial cell transdifferentiation into a mesenchymal cell, that enables initiation of cell migration. EMT plays an important role in embryonic development, tissue repair and cancer metastasis. Better understanding of cellular and molecular events during EMT will not only provide novel insights on how mammalian organism develops and how epithelial tissues regenerate, but also can identify novel therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. Here we aim to provide a detailed protocol on how to induce EMT in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) II epithelial cell line and perform immunofluorescent staining on EMT-induced cells.
上皮-间质转化(EMT)是上皮细胞向间充质细胞转分化的可逆过程,可启动细胞迁移。EMT在胚胎发育、组织修复和癌症转移中发挥重要作用。深入了解EMT过程中的细胞和分子事件,不仅能为哺乳动物机体的发育以及上皮组织的再生提供新的见解,还能为癌症治疗确定新的治疗靶点。本文旨在提供一份详细方案,介绍如何在犬肾Madin-Darby II (MDCK)上皮细胞系中诱导EMT,并对诱导EMT后的细胞进行免疫荧光染色。