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Development of mouse mammary gland: identification of stages in differentiation of luminal and myoepithelial cells using monoclonal antibodies and polyvalent antiserum against keratin

The development of the mouse mammary gland was studied immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibodies against cell surface and basement membrane proteins and a polyclonal antibody against keratin. We have identified three basic cell types: basal, myoepithelial, and epithelial cells. The epithelia...

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Published in:The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry 1986-08, Vol.34 (8), p.1037-1046
Main Authors: Sonnenberg, A, Daams, H, Van der Valk, MA, Hilkens, J, Hilgers, J
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Language:English
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Summary:The development of the mouse mammary gland was studied immunohistochemically using monoclonal antibodies against cell surface and basement membrane proteins and a polyclonal antibody against keratin. We have identified three basic cell types: basal, myoepithelial, and epithelial cells. The epithelial cells can be subdivided into three immunologically related cell types: luminal type I, luminal type II, and alveolar cells. These five cell types appear at different stages of mammary gland development and have either acquired or lost one of the antibody-defined antigens. The cytoplasmic distribution of several of these antigens varied according to the location of the cells within the mammary gland. Epithelial cells which did not line the lumen expressed antigens throughout the cytoplasm. These antigens were demonstrated on the apical site in situations where the cells lined the lumen. One antigen became increasingly basolateral as the cells became attached to the basement membrane. The basal cells synthesize laminin and deposit it at the cell base. They are present in endbuds and ducts and are probably the stem cells of the mammary gland. Transitional forms have been demonstrated which developmentally link these cells with both myoepithelial and (luminal) epithelial cells.
ISSN:0022-1554
1551-5044
DOI:10.1177/34.8.2426332