Overexpression of hTERT increases stem-like properties and decreases spontaneous differentiation in human mesenchymal stem cell lines

CC Tsai, CL Chen, HC Liu, YT Lee, HW Wang… - Journal of biomedical …, 2010 - Springer
To overcome loss of stem-like properties and spontaneous differentiation those hinder the
expansion and application of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs), we have clonally …

Clonal heterogeneity in differentiation potential of immortalized human mesenchymal stem cells

T Okamoto, T Aoyama, T Nakayama… - Biochemical and …, 2002 - Elsevier
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are bone marrow stroma-derived cells, which can
differentiate into several types of mesenchymal tissues. Although regarded as tissue-specific …

Maintenance of differentiation potential of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells immortalized by human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene despite of …

BM Abdallah, M Haack-Sørensen, JS Burns… - Biochemical and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) represent a population of stem cells
that are capable of differentiation into multiple lineages. However, these cells exhibit …

Molecular basis of immortalization of human mesenchymal stem cells by combination of p53 knockdown and human telomerase reverse transcriptase overexpression

TM Liu, WM Ng, HS Tan, D Vinitha, Z Yang… - Stem cells and …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represent one of the most promising stem cells for a
number of degenerative conditions due to their multipotency, immunoprivileged properties …

Stabilization of cellular properties and differentiation mutilpotential of human mesenchymal stem cells transduced with hTERT gene in a long‐term culture

G Huang, Q Zheng, J Sun, C Guo… - Journal of Cellular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are promising candidates for cell
therapy and tissue engineering. The life span of hMSCs during in vitro culture is limited …

Chromosomal instability in human mesenchymal stem cells immortalized with human papilloma virus E6, E7, and hTERT genes

M Takeuchi, K Takeuchi, A Kohara, M Satoh… - In Vitro Cellular & …, 2007 - Springer
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) are expected to be an enormous potential source
for future cell therapy, because of their self-renewing divisions and also because of their …

DNA methylation of the Trip10 promoter accelerates mesenchymal stem cell lineage determination

SH Hsiao, KD Lee, CC Hsu, MJ Tseng, VX Jin… - Biochemical and …, 2010 - Elsevier
Epigenetic regulation of gene expression by DNA methylation and histone modification
controls cell fate during development and homeostasis in adulthood. Aberrant epigenetic …

Introducing a single‐cell‐derived human mesenchymal stem cell line expressing hTERT after lentiviral gene transfer

W Böcker, Z Yin, I Drosse, F Haasters… - Journal of cellular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) can be readily isolated from bone marrow and
differentiate into multiple tissues, making them a promising target for future cell and gene …

Epigenetic dysregulation in mesenchymal stem cell aging and spontaneous differentiation

Z Li, C Liu, Z Xie, P Song, RCH Zhao, L Guo, Z Liu… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold great promise for the treatment of difficult
diseases. As MSCs represent a rare cell population, ex vivo expansion of MSCs is …

Human Bone Marrow–Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Do Not Undergo Transformation after Long-term In vitro Culture and Do Not Exhibit Telomere Maintenance …

ME Bernardo, N Zaffaroni, F Novara, AM Cometa… - Cancer research, 2007 - AACR
Significant improvement in the understanding of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) biology has
opened the way to their clinical use. However, concerns regarding the possibility that MSCs …