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Cellosaurus GKE (CVCL_C8J6)

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Cell line name GKE
Synonyms REPI; Guinea pig Kidney Epithelial
Accession CVCL_C8J6
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: GKE (RRID:CVCL_C8J6)
Comments Virology: Susceptible to infection by guinea pig cytomegalovirus (GPCMV) (PubMed=27387220).
Genetic integration: Method=Transduction; Gene=UniProtKB; P03126; Human papillomavirus type 16 protein E6.
Genetic integration: Method=Transduction; Gene=UniProtKB; P03129; Human papillomavirus type 16 protein E7.
Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 333760; Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16).
Miscellaneous: As no cell line name was provided in the paper, we assigned the name based on the abbreviation of the cell line description.
Derived from site: In situ; Kidney; UBERON=UBERON_0002113.
Cell type: Epithelial cell of kidney; CL=CL_0002518.
Species of origin Cavia porcellus (Guinea pig) (NCBI Taxonomy: 10141)
Breed/subspecies: Hartley; VBO=VBO_0017521.
Category Transformed cell line
Publications

PubMed=27387220; DOI=10.1371/journal.ppat.1005755; PMCID=PMC4936736
Coleman S., Choi K.Y., Root M., McGregor A.
A homolog pentameric complex dictates viral epithelial tropism, pathogenicity and congenital infection rate in guinea pig cytomegalovirus.
PLoS Pathog. 12:e1005755.1-e1005755.38(2016)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q123031364
Entry history
Entry creation05-Oct-2023
Last entry update10-Sep-2024
Version number3