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ArticleBio-protocol2013

Isolation of Mouse Embryo Fibroblasts.

Marian E Durkin, Xiaolan Qian, Nicholas C Popescu, Douglas R Lowy

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 108 papers.

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108citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

108 citing papers in PubMed, 179 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marian E DurkinLaboratory of Experimental Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Xiaolan QianLaboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Nicholas C PopescuLaboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Douglas R LowyLaboratory of Cellular Oncology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA.
National Cancer Institute · US

Funding

Tumor gene expression in vitro and in vivoZIABC008905 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI LOWY, DOUGLAS R. · 2009 to 2025
$14.3M
TUMOR GENE EXPRESSION IN VITRO AND IN VIVOZ01BC008905 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI LOWY, DOUGLAS R. · 1996 to 2008
$1.2M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC008905
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preparation of primary cultures of embryo fibroblasts from genetically engineered mouse strains can provide a valuable resource for analyzing the consequences of genetic alterations at the cellular level. Mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs) have been particularly useful in cancer research, as they have facilitated the identification of the genetic changes that allow cells to overcome senescence and proliferate indefinitely in culture. The immortalized MEFs can then acquire additional mutations that lead to anchorage-independent growth and the ability to form tumors in mice. Recently we developed an MEF model system for analysis of the role of the tumor suppressor gene

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PMID27376106
PMCPMC4928858
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