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Cellosaurus hT-MECs (CVCL_A9G6)

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Cell line name hT-MECs
Synonyms human Telomerase-immortalized Mammary Epithelial Cells
Accession CVCL_A9G6
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: hT-MECs (RRID:CVCL_A9G6)
Comments Genetic integration: Method=Transfection; Gene=HGNC; HGNC:11730; TERT.
Genetic integration: Method=Transfection; Gene=UniProtKB; P00552; Klebsiella pneumoniae transposon Tn5 neo.
Derived from site: In situ; Mammary gland; UBERON=UBERON_0001911.
Cell type: Epithelial cell of mammary gland; CL=CL_0002327.
Species of origin Capra hircus (Goat) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9925)
Breed/subspecies: Xinong Saanen; VBO=VBO_0017515.
Sex of cell Female
Age at sampling 2Y
Category Telomerase immortalized cell line
Publications

PubMed=24889218; DOI=10.1111/asj.12206
Huai-Ping Shi, Heng-Bo Shi, Jun Luo, Wei Wang, Abiel B. Haile, Hui-Fen Xu, Jun Li;
Establishment and characterization of a dairy goat mammary epithelial cell line with human telomerase (hT-MECs).
Anim. Sci. J. 85:735-743(2014)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q102114160
Entry history
Entry creation29-Oct-2020
Last entry update14-Aug-2025
Version number9