"HeLa Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The first continuously cultured human malignant CELL LINE, derived from the cervical carcinoma of Henrietta Lacks. These cells are used for, among other things, VIRUS CULTIVATION and PRECLINICAL DRUG EVALUATION assays.
| Descriptor ID |
D006367
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.251.210.190.400 A11.251.860.180.400 A11.436.340
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| Concept/Terms |
HeLa Cells- HeLa Cells
- Cell, HeLa
- Cells, HeLa
- HeLa Cell
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2000 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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| 2004 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2005 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2006 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2007 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2009 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2010 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2011 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2012 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2013 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2015 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2016 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2017 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "HeLa Cells" by people in Profiles.
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Enzyme-mediated alkynylation enables transcriptome-wide identification of pseudouridine modifications. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 23; 17(1).
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RNA localization to nuclear speckles follows splicing logic. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 Feb 24; 54(5).
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Bacterial pathogens hijack host cell peroxisomes for replication vacuole expansion and integrity. Sci Adv. 2025 May 02; 11(18):eadr8005.
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Dynamics of RNA localization to nuclear speckles are connected to splicing efficiency. Sci Adv. 2024 10 18; 10(42):eadp7727.
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The prolyl isomerase FKBP11 is a secretory translocon accessory factor. Mol Biol Cell. 2024 Nov 01; 35(11):ar135.
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RUNX1 isoforms regulate RUNX1 and target genes differentially in platelets-megakaryocytes: association with clinical cardiovascular events. J Thromb Haemost. 2024 12; 22(12):3581-3598.
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The debranching enzyme Dbr1 regulates lariat turnover and intron splicing. Nat Commun. 2024 May 30; 15(1):4617.
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Ultrafast bisulfite sequencing detection of 5-methylcytosine in DNA and RNA. Nat Biotechnol. 2024 Oct; 42(10):1559-1570.
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Nm-Mut-seq: a base-resolution quantitative method for mapping transcriptome-wide 2'-O-methylation. Cell Res. 2023 09; 33(9):727-730.
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Methyltransferase Inhibition Enables Tgfß Driven Induction of CDKN2A and B in Cancer Cells. Mol Cell Biol. 2023; 43(3):115-129.