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Human telomerase prolongs the life span of bovine mammary epithelial cells
W.-J. Sai 1,2
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Institute of Biotechnology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
 
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College of Animal Science and Technology, Xinjiang Shihezhi University, Xinjiang Shihezhi 832003, P.R. China
 
 
Publication date: 2007-09-17
 
 
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Y. Zhang   

Institute of Biotechnology, Northwest A & F University, Yangling Shaanxi 712100, P.R. China
 
 
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2007;16(Suppl. 2):341-345
 
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The aim of this study was to determine whether the human telomerase catalytic reverse transcriptase (hTERT) could express in bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMEC) and to examine the effects of hTERT on the life span and growth characteristics of the BMEC. We tested one of the hTERT-transferred cell lines (HBM3), the Western Blotting Assay showed that HBM3 had telomerase activity, moreover, HBM3 showed a prolonged life span and demonstrated extensive proliferative capacity as evidenced by their ability to continuously grow even when seeded at low dilutions. In addition, the morphologic features seen in normal BMEC were likewise retained by HBM3, changes associated with neoplastic transformation like anchorage-independent growth and karyotypic instability were not observed.
ISSN:1230-1388
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