Summary of results of treatment of CD4 T cells with RNA expression constructs
RNA . | Telomerase activity level . | Dexamethasone-induced apoptosis . | Stimulation-associated apoptosis . | hTERT-induced apoptosis . |
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shScramble | Normal | Susceptible | Normal | NA |
shTERT | Decreased | Resistant | Normal | NA |
shTR1,2 | Decreased | NA | Increased | NA |
WT hTR | Increased | Susceptible | Normal | Susceptible |
Δ96-97 | Catalytically inactive | NA | Normal | Resistant |
G305A | Catalytically inactive | Resistant | Normal | Resistant |
hTR-U64 | Catalytically inactive | Susceptible | Normal | Susceptible |
hTERT | Increased | NA | Increased | NA |
β−hTERT | Catalytically inactive | NA | Normal | NA |
RNA . | Telomerase activity level . | Dexamethasone-induced apoptosis . | Stimulation-associated apoptosis . | hTERT-induced apoptosis . |
---|---|---|---|---|
shScramble | Normal | Susceptible | Normal | NA |
shTERT | Decreased | Resistant | Normal | NA |
shTR1,2 | Decreased | NA | Increased | NA |
WT hTR | Increased | Susceptible | Normal | Susceptible |
Δ96-97 | Catalytically inactive | NA | Normal | Resistant |
G305A | Catalytically inactive | Resistant | Normal | Resistant |
hTR-U64 | Catalytically inactive | Susceptible | Normal | Susceptible |
hTERT | Increased | NA | Increased | NA |
β−hTERT | Catalytically inactive | NA | Normal | NA |
NA, not analyzed. Bold text designates resistance to apoptosis. Italic text designates increased telomerase activity.