Development and functional characterization of human bone marrow mesenchymal cells immortalized by enforced expression of telomerase
Development and functional characterization of human bone marrow mesenchymal cells immortalized by enforced expression of telomerase
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DOI:
10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04217.x
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发表时间:
2003-03-01
影响因子:
6.5
通讯作者:
Campana, D
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作者:
Mihara, K;Imai, C;Campana, D
To create immortal mesenchymal cell lines, we transduced primary human bone marrow mesenchymal cells with telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT). TERT+ mesenchymal cells continued to grow for > 2 years; parallel TERT- cultures underwent senescence after 15 weeks. TERT+ mesenchymal cells did not form foci in soft agar, had a normal karyotype and could differentiate into osteoblasts and chondrocytes. Their capacity to support leukaemic lymphoblasts and normal CD34(+) haematopoietic cells was equal to or greater than that of primary cells; 42 TERT+ mesenchymal cell clones varied in their supporting capacity. Immortalized mesenchymal cells offer a promising tool for identifying molecules that regulate human haematopoiesis.