Utility of Telomerase-pot1 Fusion Protein in Vascular Tissue Engineering
Petersen TH, Hitchcock T, Muto A, Calle EA, Zhao L, Gong Z, Gui L, Dardik A, Bowles DE, Counter CM, Niklason LE. Utility of Telomerase-pot1 Fusion Protein in Vascular Tissue Engineering. Cell Transplantation 2010, 19: 79-87. PMID: 19878625, PMCID: PMC2850951, DOI: 10.3727/096368909x478650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenoviridaeAdultAnimalsBioreactorsBlood VesselsCell Culture TechniquesCells, CulturedCellular SenescenceCollagenGenetic VectorsGraft SurvivalHumansMaleMuscle, Smooth, VascularRatsRats, NudeRecombinant Fusion ProteinsShelterin ComplexTelomeraseTelomere-Binding ProteinsTissue EngineeringTransfectionConceptsTransient deliveryVascular tissue engineeringRegenerative medicineTissue engineeringRegenerative medicine applicationsTissue-engineered constructsLentiviral vectorsMedicine applicationsImportant stumbling blockTelomeric repeat amplification protocolElderly human donorsBetter performanceAmplification protocolEngineeringDeliveryTransient reconstitutionDifferentiated cellsAdenoviral deliveryRepeat amplification protocolFusion proteinTransgeneHuman smooth muscle cellsStumbling blockGreater collagen contentProtocol