Figure 1
From: Primary cilia and aberrant cell signaling in epithelial ovarian cancer
Characterization of ovarian surface epithelium. A) Section through a normal adult ovarian cortex stained with H & E, showing OSE cells at top as a single layer, separated from the underlying stroma by a basal membrane (dotted line). The inserts show OSE cells in higher magnification, and primary cilia (arrows) on OSE cells visualized by IFM analysis with antibodies against acetylated α-tubulin (Acet.tub) and detyrosinated α-tubulin (Glu.tub). B-D) IHC analysis of ovarian tissue. OSE cells are characterized by being positive for the epithelial markers cytokeratin 8 (CK8) and cytokeratin 18 (CK18), and for the mesenchymal markers N-cadherin and vimentin, whereas they are E-cadherin negative. Nuclei are visualized with DAPI. DAPI, 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; IFM, immunofluorescence microscopy; IHC, immunohistochemistry; OSE, ovarian surface epithelium.