摘要 |
A human keratinocyte cell line immortalized by at least one functional tumor gene of DNA viral origin characterized in that it is: (1) non-tumorigenic, (2) conserves the capacity for differentiation and for the expression of proteins and of enzymes expressed by normal differentiated keratinocytes even after an elevated number of passages in culture; and (3) forms a stratified and polarized epithelium having a stratum corneum ortho-keratinocyte, if cultivated in an organo-typical culture in a medium without serum and without a layer of nourishing cells. An improved process to immortalize human skin cells to obtain immortalized keratinocytes. Also, the use of keratinocytes for immunological, pharmacological, photo- and chemical-toxicological analyzes of skin reaction and for expression of heterologous genes and for the construction of artificial skin.
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