Molecular characterization of mtDNA depleted and repleted NT2 cell lines

被引:20
作者
Binder, DR [1 ]
Dunn, WH [1 ]
Swerdlow, RH [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Virginia, Hlth Syst, Dept Neurol, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA
关键词
mitochondrial DNA; NT2; cells; transmitochondrial cybrids;
D O I
10.1016/j.mito.2005.04.003
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Transmitochondrial cytoplasmic hybrids (cybrids) enable functional assessment of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)-encoded proteins. Cybrid production often utilizes cell lines depleted of endogenous mtDNA (p0 cells), and a number of suitable rho 0 cell lines exist for this purpose. We now provide molecular data characterizing an NT2 human teratocarcinoma rho 0 cell line, as well as NT2 cybrid derivatives. NT2 rho 0 cells contained no detectable mtDNA on a sensitive PCR assay. Eight weeks after exogenous mtDNA transfer cybrids showed no evidence of endogenous mtDNA reversion, and heteroplasmic ratios of a single nucleotide substitution roughly reflected that of the blood samples used to repopulate their mtDNA. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. and Mitochondria Research Society. All rights reserved.
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页码:255 / 265
页数:11
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