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dc.contributor | Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology | - |
dc.creator | Yip, YL | - |
dc.creator | Pang, PS | - |
dc.creator | Deng, W | - |
dc.creator | Tsang, CM | - |
dc.creator | Zeng, M | - |
dc.creator | Hau, PM | - |
dc.creator | Man, CWY | - |
dc.creator | Jin, Y | - |
dc.creator | Yuen, APW | - |
dc.creator | Tsao, SW | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-12-11T08:26:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-12-11T08:26:56Z | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10397/7009 | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2013 Yip et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | en_US |
dc.title | Efficient immortalization of primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells for EBV infection study | en_US |
dc.type | Journal/Magazine Article | en_US |
dc.description.otherinformation | Author name used in this publication: Cornelia Man | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 13 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 8 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 10 | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0078395 | - |
dcterms.abstract | Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is common among southern Chinese including the ethnic Cantonese population living in Hong Kong. Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is detected in all undifferentiated type of NPC in this endemic region. Establishment of stable and latent EBV infection in premalignant nasopharyngeal epithelial cells is an early event in NPC development and may contribute to its pathogenesis. Immortalized primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells represent an important tool for investigation of EBV infection and its tumorigenic potential in this special type of epithelial cells. However, the limited availability and small sizes of nasopharyngeal biopsies have seriously restricted the establishment of primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells for immortalization. A reliable and effective method to immortalize primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells will provide unrestricted materials for EBV infection studies. An earlier study has reported that Bmi-1 expression could immortalize primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells. However, its efficiency and actions in immortalization have not been fully characterized. Our studies showed that Bmi-1 expression alone has limited ability to immortalize primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells and additional events are often required for its immortalization action. We have identified some of the key events associated with the immortalization of primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells. Efficient immortalization of nasopharyngeal epithelial cells could be reproducibly and efficiently achieved by the combined actions of Bmi-1 expression, activation of telomerase and silencing of p16 gene. Activation of MAPK signaling and gene expression downstream of Bmi-1 were detected in the immortalized nasopharyngeal epithelial cells and may play a role in immortalization. Furthermore, these newly immortalized nasopharyngeal epithelial cells are susceptible to EBV infection and supported a type II latent EBV infection program characteristic of EBV-infected nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The establishment of an efficient method to immortalize primary nasopharyngeal epithelial cells will facilitate the investigation into the role of EBV infection in pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. | - |
dcterms.accessRights | open access | en_US |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | PLoS one, 22 Oct. 2013, v. 8, no. 10, e78395, p. 1-13 | - |
dcterms.isPartOf | PLoS one | - |
dcterms.issued | 2013-10-22 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000326034500081 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84886016074 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 24167620 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.rosgroupid | r72342 | - |
dc.description.ros | 2013-2014 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journal | - |
dc.description.oa | Version of Record | en_US |
dc.identifier.FolderNumber | OA_IR/PIRA | en_US |
dc.description.pubStatus | Published | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
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