Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase essential for the replication of chromosome termini in most eukaryotes. TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase) represents the catalytic component of Telomerase holoenzyme complex.  TERT acts as a reverse transcriptase that adds simple sequence repeats “TTAGGG” to chromosome ends by copying a template sequence within the RNA component of the holoenzyme.  Telomerase activity is regulated by many factors including telomerase complex-associated proteins, chaperones and polypeptide modifiers. Telomerase expression plays an important role in cellular senescence, as it is repressed in postnatal somatic cells leading to progressive shortening of telomeres. Activation of telomerase has been implicated in cell immortalization and oncogenesis.  It also plays important roles in aging and antiapoptosis.  Genetic variations in the TERT gene are associated with a number of diseases including aplastic anemia, coronary artery disease, dyskeratosis congenita, pulmonary fibrosis, and melanoma.

Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase essential for the replication of chromosome termini in most eukaryotes. TERT (Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase) represents the catalytic component of Telomerase holoenzyme complex.  TERT acts as a reverse transcriptase that adds simple sequence repeats “TTAGGG” to chromosome ends by copying a template sequence within the RNA component of the holoenzyme.  Telomerase activity is regulated by many factors including telomerase complex-associated proteins, chaperones and polypeptide modifiers. Telomerase expression plays an important role in cellular senescence, as it is repressed in postnatal somatic cells leading to progressive shortening of telomeres. Activation of telomerase has been implicated in cell immortalization and oncogenesis.  It also plays important roles in aging and antiapoptosis.  Genetic variations in the TERT gene are associated with a number of diseases including aplastic anemia, coronary artery disease, dyskeratosis congenita, pulmonary fibrosis, and melanoma.

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Gene Symbol: TERT; TRT; TP2; EST2; TCS1; HTRT; HEST2; CMM9; DKCA2; DKCB4; PFBMFT1

 

NCBI Gene ID: 7015

 

Uniprot Entry: O14746

 

Construct Details: Full length human TERT gene is subcloned into the Lentiviral expression vector pLTC with an upstream CMV promoter and with or without an antibiotic selection marker, which can be used for both transient and stable expression in mammalian cells.  It can be co-transfected with the LentiPAK DNA mix (SKU# LP-001) into HEK293 cells to produce high titer lentiviral particles. Multiple choices of a stable antibiotic selection marker are available.

 

Vector Type: pLTC or pLTC-IRES-Marker (lentiviral expression vector containing a heterologous CMV promoter +/- a selection marker, see the vector map above)

  

Gene Insert Sequence:  

ATGCCGCGCGCTCCCCGCTGCCGAGCCGTGCGCTCCCTGCTGCGCAGCCACTACCGCGAGGTGCTGCCGC

TGGCCACGTTCGTGCGGCGCCTGGGGCCCCAGGGCTGGCGGCTGGTGCAGCGCGGGGACCCGGCGGCTTT

CCGCGCGCTGGTGGCCCAGTGCCTGGTGTGCGTGCCCTGGGACGCACGGCCGCCCCCCGCCGCCCCCTCC

TTCCGCCAGGTGTCCTGCCTGAAGGAGCTGGTGGCCCGAGTGCTGCAGAGGCTGTGCGAGCGCGGCGCGA

AGAACGTGCTGGCCTTCGGCTTCGCGCTGCTGGACGGGGCCCGCGGGGGCCCCCCCGAGGCCTTCACCAC

CAGCGTGCGCAGCTACCTGCCCAACACGGTGACCGACGCACTGCGGGGGAGCGGGGCGTGGGGGCTGCTG

CTGCGCCGCGTGGGCGACGACGTGCTGGTTCACCTGCTGGCACGCTGCGCGCTCTTTGTGCTGGTGGCTC

CCAGCTGCGCCTACCAGGTGTGCGGGCCGCCGCTGTACCAGCTCGGCGCTGCCACTCAGGCCCGGCCCCC

GCCACACGCTAGTGGACCCCGAAGGCGTCTGGGATGCGAACGGGCCTGGAACCATAGCGTCAGGGAGGCC

GGGGTCCCCCTGGGCCTGCCAGCCCCGGGTGCGAGGAGGCGCGGGGGCAGTGCCAGCCGAAGTCTGCCGT

TGCCCAAGAGGCCCAGGCGTGGCGCTGCCCCTGAGCCGGAGCGGACGCCCGTTGGGCAGGGGTCCTGGGC

CCACCCGGGCAGGACGCGTGGACCGAGTGACCGTGGTTTCTGTGTGGTGTCACCTGCCAGACCCGCCGAA

GAAGCCACCTCTTTGGAGGGTGCGCTCTCTGGCACGCGCCACTCCCACCCATCCGTGGGCCGCCAGCACC

ACGCGGGCCCCCCATCCACATCGCGGCCACCACGTCCCTGGGACACGCCTTGTCCCCCGGTGTACGCCGA

GACCAAGCACTTCCTCTACTCCTCAGGCGACAAGGAGCAGCTGCGGCCCTCCTTCCTACTCAGCTCTCTG

AGGCCCAGCCTGACTGGCGCTCGGAGGCTCGTGGAGACCATCTTTCTGGGTTCCAGGCCCTGGATGCCAG

GGACTCCCCGCAGGTTGCCCCGCCTGCCCCAGCGCTACTGGCAAATGCGGCCCCTGTTTCTGGAGCTGCT

TGGGAACCACGCGCAGTGCCCCTACGGGGTGCTCCTCAAGACGCACTGCCCGCTGCGAGCTGCGGTCACC

CCAGCAGCCGGTGTCTGTGCCCGGGAGAAGCCCCAGGGCTCTGTGGCGGCCCCCGAGGAGGAGGACACAG

ACCCCCGTCGCCTGGTGCAGCTGCTCCGCCAGCACAGCAGCCCCTGGCAGGTGTACGGCTTCGTGCGGGC

CTGCCTGCGCCGGCTGGTGCCCCCAGGCCTCTGGGGCTCCAGGCACAACGAACGCCGCTTCCTCAGGAAC

ACCAAGAAGTTCATCTCCCTGGGGAAGCATGCCAAGCTCTCGCTGCAGGAGCTGACGTGGAAGATGAGCG

TGCGGGACTGCGCTTGGCTGCGCAGGAGCCCAGGGGTTGGCTGTGTTCCGGCCGCAGAGCACCGTCTGCG

TGAGGAGATCCTGGCCAAGTTCCTGCACTGGCTGATGAGTGTGTACGTCGTCGAGCTGCTCAGGTCTTTC

TTTTATGTCACGGAGACCACGTTTCAAAAGAACAGGCTCTTTTTCTACCGGAAGAGTGTCTGGAGCAAGT

TGCAAAGCATTGGAATCAGACAGCACTTGAAGAGGGTGCAGCTGCGGGAGCTGTCGGAAGCAGAGGTCAG

GCAGCATCGGGAAGCCAGGCCCGCCCTGCTGACGTCCAGACTCCGCTTCATCCCCAAGCCTGACGGGCTG

CGGCCGATTGTGAACATGGACTACGTCGTGGGAGCCAGAACGTTCCGCAGAGAAAAGAGGGCCGAGCGTC

TCACCTCGAGGGTGAAGGCACTGTTCAGCGTGCTCAACTACGAGCGGGCGCGGCGCCCCGGCCTCCTGGG

CGCCTCTGTGCTGGGCCTGGACGATATCCACAGGGCCTGGCGCACCTTCGTGCTGCGTGTGCGGGCCCAG

GACCCGCCGCCTGAGCTGTACTTTGTCAAGGTGGATGTGACGGGCGCGTACGACACCATCCCCCAGGACA

GGCTCACGGAGGTCATCGCCAGCATCATCAAACCCCAGAACACGTACTGCGTGCGTCGGTATGCCGTGGT

CCAGAAGGCCGCCCATGGGCACGTCCGCAAGGCCTTCAAGAGCCACGTCTCTACCTTGACAGACCTCCAG

CCGTACATGCGACAGTTCGTGGCTCACCTGCAGGAGACCAGCCCGCTGAGGGATGCCGTCGTCATCGAGC

AGAGCTCCTCCCTGAATGAGGCCAGCAGTGGCCTCTTCGACGTCTTCCTACGCTTCATGTGCCACCACGC

CGTGCGCATCAGGGGCAAGTCCTACGTCCAGTGCCAGGGGATCCCGCAGGGCTCCATCCTCTCCACGCTG

CTCTGCAGCCTGTGCTACGGCGACATGGAGAACAAGCTGTTTGCGGGGATTCGGCGGGACGGGCTGCTCC

TGCGTTTGGTGGATGATTTCTTGTTGGTGACACCTCACCTCACCCACGCGAAAACCTTCCTCAGGACCCT

GGTCCGAGGTGTCCCTGAGTATGGCTGCGTGGTGAACTTGCGGAAGACAGTGGTGAACTTCCCTGTAGAA

GACGAGGCCCTGGGTGGCACGGCTTTTGTTCAGATGCCGGCCCACGGCCTATTCCCCTGGTGCGGCCTGC

TGCTGGATACCCGGACCCTGGAGGTGCAGAGCGACTACTCCAGCTATGCCCGGACCTCCATCAGAGCCAG

TCTCACCTTCAACCGCGGCTTCAAGGCTGGGAGGAACATGCGTCGCAAACTCTTTGGGGTCTTGCGGCTG

AAGTGTCACAGCCTGTTTCTGGATTTGCAGGTGAACAGCCTCCAGACGGTGTGCACCAACATCTACAAGA

TCCTCCTGCTGCAGGCGTACAGGTTTCACGCATGTGTGCTGCAGCTCCCATTTCATCAGCAAGTTTGGAA

GAACCCCACATTTTTCCTGCGCGTCATCTCTGACACGGCCTCCCTCTGCTACTCCATCCTGAAAGCCAAG

AACGCAGGGATGTCGCTGGGGGCCAAGGGCGCCGCCGGCCCTCTGCCCTCCGAGGCCGTGCAGTGGCTGT

GCCACCAAGCATTCCTGCTCAAGCTGACTCGACACCGTGTCACCTACGTGCCACTCCTGGGGTCACTCAG

GACAGCCCAGACGCAGCTGAGTCGGAAGCTCCCGGGGACGACGCTGACTGCCCTGGAGGCCGCAGCCAAC

CCGGCACTGCCCTCAGACTTCAAGACCATCCTGGACTGA

 

Formulation: Human TERT pre-packaged viral particles in the conditional medium (serum-free) from HEK293 cells (typical titer 10⁶ - 10⁷ IFU/ml)

  

FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. NOT FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC USE IN HUMAN.

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Storage

 

The product is shipped at 4°C for immediate use or in frozen with dry ice.  Upon receipt, centrifuge the vial briefly before opening.  Store at –80°C or lower and the product is stable for 3 months.  Avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

 

The product should be employed in a Biosafety Level 2 tissue culture facility.

  

 

FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. NOT FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC USE IN HUMAN.

 

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Additional supporting documents, including PDS, COA and MSDS are available upon request.

 

 

FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. NOT FOR DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC USE IN HUMAN.