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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Human normal cells have been shown to undergo a limited number of cell doublings, a phenomenon termed cellular senescence. Human chromosome 1 has been implicated in this process, and several lines of evidence indicate that there is a senescence-inducing gene or genes on human chromosome 1q. Our approach to analyze the senescence-inducing effect of chromosome 1 includes the use of somatic cell hybrid revertants. We show here that fusion of a hypoxanthine phosphoribosyl transferase-negative mouse cell line (A9) containing a human neo-tagged chromosome 1 with an immortal hamster cell line (10W-2) results in cell hybrids that senesce after a few population doublings. Rare revertants that had escaped senescence were obtained after one large fusion experiment. Thirty-five nonsenescent hybrids were obtained from a total of approximately 1 million hybrids, and 25 of these were subjected to further analysis. The presence of a single copy of human chromosome 1 in the revertant hybrids was confirmed by fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis using a chromosome 1-specific painting probe. No visible translocations or deletions of chromosome 1 were observed in any of the hybrids. Deletion mapping revealed that 11 (56%) of the hybrids analyzed had lost one or more markers on chromosome 1q. Two regions with deletions were detected, one of which has been shown to be implicated in the senescence-inducing effect exerted by chromosome 1 following monochromosome transfer (P. J. Vojta et al., manuscript submitted for publication). The present study suggests that two separate loci on human chromosome 1q may be of importance for the induction of senescence. Moreover, this set of nonsenescent revertants could be useful for future detailed analyses of the senescence-inducing loci.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Escape from senescence in hybrid cell clones involves deletions of two regions located on human chromosome 1q.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't