TERT-TP53 mutations: a novel biomarker pair for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence and prognosis by Jin Li, Ling Bai, Zhaodan Xin, Jiajia Song, Hao Chen, Xingbo Song, Juan Zhou

“…Despite the urgency, no reliable biomarkers currently exist for predicting tumor recurrence in HCC. Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter mutations (TERTpm) and cellular tumor antigen p53 mutations (TP53m) have been frequently documented in HCC, but their combined clinical significance remains undefined. …”
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An Alternative Method for Long-Term Culture of Chicken Embryonic Stem Cell In Vitro by Li Zhang, Yenan Wu, Xiang Li, Shao Wei, Yiming Xing, Zhengxing Lian, Hongbing Han

“…During the long culture period, the cESCs showed typical ES cell morphology and expressed primitive stem cell markers with a relatively stable proliferation rate and high telomerase activity. These cells also exhibited the capability to differentiate into cardiac myocytes, smooth muscle cells, neural cells, osteoblast, and adipocyte in vitro. …”
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Inflamm-Aging Is Associated with Lower Plasma PTX3 Concentrations and an Impaired Capacity of PBMCs to Express hTERT following LPS Stimulation by Aaron L. Slusher, Tiffany M. Zúñiga, Edmund O. Acevedo

“…In addition, PBMCs were isolated from middle-aged and young adults to examine their capacity to express a key mechanistic component of telomere length maintenance, human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), following ex vivo cellular stimulation. …”
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Genetic association study of TERT gene variants with chronic kidney disease susceptibility in the Chinese population by Yan Su, Yuan Feng, Xinran Lin, Chunyang Ma, Jiali Wei

“…Studies have demonstrated the significance of genetic risk factors in the progression of CKD. Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) may be implicated in the development of CKD. …”
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Urinary Exosomal Long Noncoding RNA TERC as a Noninvasive Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker for Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma by Chen Chen, Anquan Shang, Zujun Sun, Yuting Gao, Jingjuan Huang, Yili Ping, Wenjing Chang, Chenzheng Gu, Junjun Sun, Ping Ji, Yi Yuan, Renquan Lu, Dong Li

“…Herein, we explored the clinical significance of urinary exosomal lncRNA telomerase RNA component (TERC) levels to provide an urgently needed diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for BLCA. …”
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Isolation and Characterisation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Rat Bone Marrow and the Endosteal Niche: A Comparative Study by Norhayati Yusop, Paul Battersby, Amr Alraies, Alastair J. Sloan, Ryan Moseley, Rachel J. Waddington

“…Both populations exhibited consistent telomere lengths (12–17 kb), minimal senescence, and positive telomerase expression. CB-MSCs (PD15) had significantly lower CFEs than PD50. …”
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Selective Binding of Distamycin A Derivative to G-Quadruplex Structure [d(TGGGGT)]4 by Bruno Pagano, Iolanda Fotticchia, Stefano De Tito, Carlo A. Mattia, Luciano Mayol, Ettore Novellino, Antonio Randazzo, Concetta Giancola

“…Since small molecules that target G-quadruplexes have been found to be effective telomerase inhibitors, the identification of new specific ligands for G-quadruplexes is emerging as a promising approach to develop new anticancer drugs. …”
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Radiation-induced impacts on mitochondrial DNA and the transgenerational genomic instability by Ryosuke Seino, Haruka Kubo, Kai Nishikubo, Hisanori Fukunaga

“…Methods: Human cervical cancer HeLa cells and telomerase-immortalized normal fibroblast BJ1-hTERT cells were exposed to X-rays at 0.5–8 Gy. …”
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HBV DNA integration and somatic mutations in HCC patients with HBV-HCV dual infection reveals profiles intermediate between HBV- and HCV-related HCC by Chiao-Ling Li, Chia-Lang Hsu, You-Yu Lin, Ming-Chih Ho, Rey-Heng Hu, Sheng-Tai Tzeng, Ya-Chun Wang, Yasuhito Tanaka, Pei-Jer Chen, Shiou-Hwei Yeh

“…Common HCC somatic mutation analysis indicated HCV superinfection in HBCV-HCCs correlated with increased mutation rates in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter and beta-catenin genes. …”
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HPV E6/E7, hTERT, and Ki67 mRNA RT-qPCR Assay for Detecting High-Grade Cervical Lesion with Microscope Slides by Geehyuk Kim, Jemberu Taye, Kwangmin Yu, Sunyoung Park, Jungho Kim, Sunghyun Kim, Dongsup Lee, Hye-young Wang, Kwang Hwa Park, Hyeyoung Lee

“…Nevertheless, the sensitivity of the current HPV test is less than 80%; thus, many cervical cancer cases are not able to be diagnosed by HPV screening alone, and likewise, patients with cervical cancer are often determined to be HPV-negative by the current screening methods. Therefore, human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) and Ki67 previously identified as cancer markers were attempted. …”
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A Review of the Utility of Established Cell Lines for Isolation and Propagation of the Southern African Territories Serotypes of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus by Kitsiso Gaboiphiwe, Tshephang Iris Kabelo, Petronella Thato Mosholombe, Joseph Hyera, Elliot Mpolokang Fana, Kabo Masisi, Kebaneilwe Lebani

“…Widely used cell lines for FMDV and isolation and propagation include baby hamster kidney cells (BHK-21), swine kidney cells (IB-RS-2), foetal goat tongue (ZZ-R 127), foetal porcine kidney cells (LFBKvB6), bovine kidney cells (BK), human telomerase reverse transcriptase bovine thyroid (hTERT-BTY) and porcine kidney-originating PK-15 or SK 6 cell lines. …”
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Biological, cytomorphological and karyological heterogeneity of transformed cell lines derived from domestic pig (Sus scrofa L.) organs by B. L. Manin, E. A. Trofimova, V. L. Gavrilova, O. S. Puzankova

“…The cell hyperploidy is very likely to enhance telomerase activity, which in turn stabilizes immortalization and results in proliferative activity increase The cell viability has been maintained so far by regular reseedings (split ratio – 1:2–1:3) performed 1–2 times a week.…”
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H. Pylori‐Facilitated TERT/Wnt/β‐Catenin Triggers Spasmolytic Polypeptide‐Expressing Metaplasia and Oxyntic Atrophy by Lijiao He, Xiao Zhang, Shengwei Zhang, Yi Wang, Weichao Hu, Jie Li, Yunyi Liu, Yu Liao, Xue Peng, Jianjun Li, Haiyan Zhao, Liting Wang, Yang‐Fan Lv, Chang‐Jiang Hu, Shi‐Ming Yang

“…Here, an increase in telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) protein expression is observed in chief cells upon infection with cagA‐positive H. pylori. …”
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Transendothelial migration of the Lyme disease spirochete involves spirochete internalization as an intermediate step through a transcellular pathway that involves Cdc42 and Rac1 by Daiana Alvarez-Olmedo, Claire Kamaliddin, Theodore B. Verhey, May Ho, Rebekah De Vinney, George Chaconas

“…To probe the molecular details of transendothelial migration more easily, we studied this process using cultured primary or telomerase-immortalized human microvascular endothelial cells in a medium that maintains both the human cells and the spirochetes. …”
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From cellular senescence towards age-related macular degeneration: the role of telomeres by L.K. Moshetova, O.I. Abramova, K.I. Turkina, O.P. Dmitrenko, N.S. Karpova

“…Karpova²</b> </p> <p> <b>¹Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, <br> &nbsp;Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>²Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russian Federatio</b>s&nbsp; </p> <p> <i>Since the discovery, telomeres and telomerase have been extensively studied, at first, as a mechanism of cellular senescence, and then, as human health and disease indicators. …”
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Construction and function validation of inducible immortalized gene integration vectors by YUE Wei, YANG Yue, QIAN Baohua, LI Yanxin, GU Haihui

“…[Methods] Using gene homologous recombination technology, the coding sequences (CDS) of immortalization genes-including human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), simian virus 40 large T antigen (SV40LT), acute myeloid leukemia fusion genes NUP98-KDM5A (N/K) and CBFA2T3-GLIS2 (C/G), as well as the proto-oncogene KRAS were precisely inserted into the tetracycline (Tet)-inducible eukaryotic expression lentiviral vector pLV2-TRE3GS-EGFP-MCS-3×FLAG-hPGK-Tet-On-SV40-Neo and the transposon PB-TRE3G-3×FLAG-T2A-Puro-SV40-PA. …”
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Antibody-based delivery of interleukin-2 modulates the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and achieves cure in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma syngeneic mice by Carmine Carbone, Roberto De Luca, Emanuele Puca, Antonio Agostini, Alessia Caggiano, Lorenzo Priori, Annachiara Esposito, Serena Ascrizzi, Geny Piro, Lisa Salvatore, Francesco De Sanctis, Stefano Ugel, Vincenzo Corbo, Dario Neri, Giampaolo Tortora

“…To assess the efficacy of this immunocytokine we developed an ex-vivo immune-spheroid interaction platform derived from murine 3D pancreatic cultures, and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) specific T-lymphocytes. …”
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Dendritic cell maturation is induced by p53-armed oncolytic adenovirus via tumor-derived exosomes enhancing systemic antitumor immunity by Tomoko Ohtani, Shinji Kuroda, Nobuhiko Kanaya, Yoshihiko Kakiuchi, Kento Kumon, Masashi Hashimoto, Chiaki Yagi, Ryoma Sugimoto, Satoru Kikuchi, Shunsuke Kagawa, Hiroshi Tazawa, Yasuo Urata, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara

“…We previously developed a telomerase-specific oncolytic adenovirus (OBP-301) and a p53-armed OBP-301 (OBP-702), demonstrating that these viruses strongly activate systemic antitumor immunity. …”
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Hyperthermia suppresses the biological characteristics and migration of chicken primordial germ cells by Yuzhou Gu, Yuzhou Gu, Yuzhou Gu, Kexin Wu, Kexin Wu, Kexin Wu, Bowen Niu, Bowen Niu, Bowen Niu, Zhiting Wang, Zhiting Wang, Zhiting Wang, Yuchen Jie, Yuchen Jie, Yuchen Jie, Zixuan Fan, Zixuan Fan, Zixuan Fan, Junying Li, Junying Li, Congjiao Sun, Congjiao Sun, Congjiao Sun, Zhuo-Cheng Hou, Zhuo-Cheng Hou, Zhuo-Cheng Hou, Li-Wa Shao, Li-Wa Shao, Li-Wa Shao

“…Cell viability, glycogen granule contents, and mRNA expression levels of pluripotency markers (NANOG and POUV), germ cell-specific markers (DAZL and CVH), and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) were reduced in PGCs cultured under high temperatures (43°C for 12, 24, and 48 h). …”
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