Overexpressed mortalin (mot-2)/mthsp70/GRP75 and hTERT cooperate to extend the in vitro lifespan of human fibroblasts.
The lifespan of human foreskin fibroblasts (HFF5), cultured under standard in vitro conditions (including ambient atmospheric oxygen tension), was extended slightly by expression of exogenous mortalin (mot-2)/mthsp70/Grp75, but not by the catalytic subunit of telomerase, hTERT. Together, mot-2 and hTERT permitted bypass of senescence, a substantial extension of lifespan, and possibly immortalization. This is the first demonstration that mot-2 and telomerase can cooperate in the immortalization process.
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan. s-kaul@aist.go.jp
Sunil C
SC
Kaul
Tomoko
T
Yaguchi
Kazunari
K
Taira
Roger R
RR
Reddel
Renu
R
Wadhwa
D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000502:physiology*; D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / Q000378:metabolism; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D019941:Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; C492001:HSPA9 protein, human; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; C080352:mortalin; D019098:Telomerase