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. 2000 Apr;36(4):228-34.
doi: 10.1290/1071-2690(2000)036<0228:cojahg>2.0.co;2.

Characterization of JOK-1, a human gastric epithelial cell line

N Okayama  1 , M R Fowler, S R Jennings, R Specian, B Alexander, T H Jackson, T Oshima, T Shannon, J S Alexander
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Characterization of JOK-1, a human gastric epithelial cell line

N Okayama et al. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2000 Apr.

Abstract

Human gastric epithelial cells were isolated from samples of human gastric lining and immortalized with simian virus 40 (SV40) to generate the stable human gastric epithelial cell line "JOK-l." These cells express conventional epithelial markers (vimentin, cytokeratin-18, occludin, N- and E-cadherins, beta-catenin, ZO-1, ZO-2, mucin, epithelial specific antigen) as well as SV40 large T-antigen. These cells rapidly externalized E-cadherin in response to acidic medium, and exhibited epithelial-like barrier properties that are also regulated by media pH. In contrast, the kidney epithelial cell line "MDCK" also expresses several epithelial markers (vimentin, cytokeratin-18, occludin, N- and E-cadherin, beta-catenin, ZO-1, ZO-2, epithelial specific antigen), but does not express mucin, or large T-antigen. However, MDCK rapidly internalize their E-cadherin from the cell surface and increase the solute flux in an acidic medium. These data suggest that the JOK-1 cell line is a potentially useful cell line for developing models of gastric epithelial function, development, and disease.

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