发明名称 |
Use of a Rock Inhibitor to Sustain Primary Human Keratinocytes in a Proliferative State |
摘要 |
Disclosed herein is the finding that treatment with a ROCK inhibitor increases proliferation and induces immortalization of primary keratinocytes. Accordingly, provided is a method of immortalizing primary keratinocytes by exposure to a ROCK inhibitor. Also provided are immortalized primary keratinocytes produced by the described method, as well as organotypic tissue equivalents and cell cultures comprising the immortalized primary keratinocytes. Furthermore, ROCK inhibitor-treated cells show a greatly increased ability to support viral DNA replication of both “low risk” and “high risk” HPV genomes, indicating that ROCK inhibitors will be useful for studying the life cycles of a wide range of HPVs. |
申请公布号 |
US2014322809(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.30 |
申请号 |
US201314085309 |
申请日期 |
2013.11.20 |
申请人 |
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Service ;Georgetown University |
发明人 |
McBride Alison;Chapman Sandra;Schlegel Richard;Liu Xuefeng |
分类号 |
C12N5/071 |
主分类号 |
C12N5/071 |
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地址 |
Bethesda MD US |