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Organotypic co-cultures allow for immortalized human gingival keratinocytes to reconstitute a gingival epithelial phenotype in vitro.
Differentiation; research in biological diversity - 1 Dec 2006
Roesch-Ely Mariana, Steinberg Thorsten, Bosch F Xavier, Müssig Eva, Whitaker Noel, Wiest Tina, Kohl Annette, Komposch Gerda, Tomakidi Pascal
Abstract excerpt
We report here that the organotypic co-culture (OCC) system allows for significant preservation of the tissue-specific phenotype of human gingival keratinocytes (IHGK) immortalized with the E6/E7 gene of the human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16). The approach adopted is based on the OCC system facilitating spatially separated cell growth and cell-to-cell interactions via diffusible growth factors. Generally, IHGK...
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