CELL LINES

Contributor Information
- Name Ian Sayers
- Institute University of Nottingham
Tool Details
- Tool name: BMI-1 6 Cell Line
- Alternate names: Polycomb complex protein BMI-1, polycomb group RING finger protein 4; PCGF4; RING finger protein 51; RNF51; B cell-specific Moloney murine leukemia virus integration site 1; BMI-1; FLVI2/PCGF4; Mo-MLV; Moloney murine leukemia virus; NHBEC; Normal Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells; pLVX-BMI-1 Cell Line: COPD, ALI; airÄË?Â?Âliquid interface
- Tool type: Cell Lines
- Tool sub-type: Primary
- Organism: Human
- Donor: Male, 38 years old, Caucasian, non-smoker and abstained from alcohol
- Tissue: Lung
- Gender: Male
- Disease: Respiratory disease
- Model: Extended Lifespan
- Description: Primary Human bronchial epithelial cells when grown in vitro have a limited lifespan and begin to deviate both in phenotype and morphology, losing the plasticity required around passage 4 or 5, for air-liquid interface (ALI) differentiation. These Human bronchial epithelial cells expressing BMI-1 retain both viability and differentiation potential of wild-type human bronchial epithelium while importantly not demonstrating changes in cell karyotype. B lymphoma Moloney murine leukemia virus insertion region 1 homolog (BMI-1) is an oncogene which functions by regulating P16 and P19 cell cycle inhibitor genes and is also associated with erythroplakia and tongue cancer. BMI-1 is thought to repress, p16(Ink4a), a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and tumor suppressor that induces cell cycle arrest at the Gap 1 phase. BMI-1 can therefore be used to delay cell senescence. The airway epithelium is a critical interface acting as a barrier to potential pathogens and extraneous particles, assisting in regulation of host defense mechanisms like the inflammatory response.
- Research area: Cell biology; Cell signaling and signal transduction; Drug development; Genetics
- Production details: Passage 2 heterogeneous cells were plated in a 6-well plate at 5 x 10 4 cells per well and grown overnight. Media was replaced with 800 ul of media with 2 ug/ml of polybrene and 6.25 uL of lentivirus pLVX-BmI-1 to give >90% transfection. The plates were incubated at 37ÄÂ?°C for 6.5 h with gentle rocking and the media replaced after 2 hours. After 72 h, selection media containing 300 ng/mL puromycin was added and cells with antibiotic resistance after 6 days of selection were considered to have been stably infected with virus expressing BMI-1.
- Additional notes: Cells were fixed for immunostaining, histology sectioning, and scanning electron microscopy after 28 days at ALI.
- For Research Use Only
Target Details
- Target: BMI-1
Application Details
- Application notes: Donor details: Male, 38 years old, Caucasian, non-smoker and abstained from alcohol. Cells were fixed for immunostaining, histology sectioning, and scanning electron microscopy after 28 days at ALI.
Handling
- Format: Frozen
- Growth medium: Normal human bronchial epithelial cells were grown in a growth factor-supplemented medium and differentiated at ALI in bronchial epithelial differentiation medium.
- Storage conditions: Liquid Nitrogen
- Shipping conditions: Dry ice
- Mycoplasma free: Yes
- Biosafety level: 1
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References
- • Torr et al. 2016. Physiol Rep. 4(16):. PMID: 27558999.
- • Expression of polycomb protein BMI-1 maintains the plasticity of basal bronchial epithelial cells.