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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 4.
Published in final edited form as: Differentiation. 2018 Sep 4;103:24–45. doi: 10.1016/j.diff.2018.08.005

Table 6.

Epithelial immunohistochemical profile of xenografts of human fetal prostates and human female urethras.

Markers* Prostatic
xenografts
(DHT)
Female urethral
xenografts
(DHT)
Prostatic
xenografts
(control)
Female
urethral
xenografts
(control)
Morphology Canalized ducts Canalized ducts Solid “ducts” Solid “ducts”
Keratin 7 Luminal cells only Luminal cells only Central cells** Central cells**
Keratin 8 Luminal cells only Luminal cells only Central cells** Central cells**
Keratin 14 Negative Negative Negative Negative
Keratin 19 All epithelial cells All epithelial cells All epithelial cells All epithelial cells
TP63 Basal cells only Basal cells only Basal & central cells Basal & central cells
Androgen
receptor
Luminal cells only Luminal cells only Negative Negative
FOXA1 Positive Positive Positive Positive
NKX3.1 Positive Positive Positive Negative
PSA ND Positive ND Negative
PAP ND Positive ND Negative
*

Only the predominant phenotype is reported. For additional information, see text.

**

Central cells located in the core of solid ducts.

PSA=prostate specific antigen; PAP=prostatic acid phosphatase ND=not done