Breast Cancer Research

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Gene expression in murine mammary epithelial stem cell-like cells shows similarities to human breast cancer gene expression

Cecilia Williams1,2*, Luisa Helguero2, Karin Edvardsson1,2, Lars-Arne Haldosén2 and Jan-Åke Gustafsson1,2

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1 Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, University of Houston, 3013 Science & Engineering Research Center, Houston, TX 77204, USA

2 Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Novum, Karolinska Institutet, 141 57 Stockholm, Sweden

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Breast Cancer Research 2009, 11:R26 doi:10.1186/bcr2256

Published: 8 May 2009

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Additional data file 1:

Excel file containing a table that lists all differentially expressed genes detected in the microarray analysis. Gene symbol, gene name, GenBank, and changes between the different stages with corresponding statistical values are given in separate columns.

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Additional data file 2:

Adobe file containing a figure that shows the real-time PCR confirmations of differentially expressed genes: confirmation of microarray results and correlating changes in in vivo mammary glands, of genes regulated during differentiation of HC11 cells.

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Additional data file 3:

Adobe file containing a figure that shows the real-time PCR confirmations of differentially expressed genes: correlating changes in in vivo mammary glands, of genes regulated during differentiation of HC11 cells.

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Additional data file 4:

Adobe file containing a figure that shows the real-time PCR confirmations of differentially expressed genes: expression of nuclear receptors and/or related genes increasing during HC11 mammary stem-like differentiation and correlating changes in vivo mammary glands.

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Additional data file 6:

image file containing a figure that shows expression of vimentin analyzed by immunofluorescence in HC11 stem cell-like, pre-differentiated and differentiated cells.

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Additional data file 7:

image file containing a figure that shows expression of the milk protein beta casein analyzed by immunofluorescence in HC11 stem cell-like, pre-differentiated and differentiated cells.

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Additional data file 5:

Adobe file containing a figure that shows the real-time PCR confirmations of differentially expressed genes: expression of nuclear receptors and/or related genes decreasing during HC11 mammary stem-like differentiation and correlating changes in vivo mammary glands.

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