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The vT{2} cell line was derived by co-transfection of a 6 thioguanine-resistant derivative of c4 (B13NBii1) [ATCC CRL-2717] cell line using the plasmid pSV2gpt and pBM5/NEO-M1-1. M1-1 is a cDNA clone containing the entire human ARNT cDNA sequence. The cells were expanded in G418 to obtain vT{2} (ATCC CRL-2712). The vT{2} cell line expresses the human aryl hydrocarbon receptor nuclear translocator (ARNT) gene The vectors contain cytomegalovirus (CMV) and SV40 viral DNA sequences and the neomycin resistance gene. ARNT is directly involved in the regulation of xenobiotic metabolism (including chemical carcinogenesis), hypoxia and differentiation during embryogeneses. The parental cell line c4 (B13NBii1) (ATCC CRL-2717) lacks functional ARNT while its derivative vT{2} (ATCC CRL-2712) possesses a complete transfected ARNT cDNA. Together, they can be used to study ARNT processes and the role of ARNT in vivo.
