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CA-HPV-10 was derived from cells from a prostatic adenocarcinoma of Gleason Grade 4/4. The cells were transformed by transfection with HPV18 DNA. Incorporation of HPV18 DNA was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction.
Immunocytochemical analysis showed expression of keratins 5 and 8 and also the early region 6 (E6) oncoprotein of HPV.
Weijerman PC, et al. Lipofection-mediated immortalization of human prostatic epithelial cells of normal and malignant origin using human papillomavirus type 18 DNA. Cancer Res. 54: 5579-5583, 1994. PubMed: 7923200
