title: Expression of the c-kit mRNA in human aortic endothelial cells.
abstract: We investigated the expression of the c-kit gene in human aortic endothelial cells. RT-PCR and Northern blot analyses showed that a human aortic endothelial cell line expressed mRNA specific for the c-kit gene. Furthermore, the addition of stem cell factor stimulated the cells to increase the amount of c-kit mRNA transcribed in response to its ligand. In situ hybridization also revealed that endothelial cells in vivo express the c-kit gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaguri
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azakami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morimatsu
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D016184:Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D016184:Receptors, Colony-Stimulating Factor; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases