"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 | 9 | 9 |
| 1997 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 1998 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 1999 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2000 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2001 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2002 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2003 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2004 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2005 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2006 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2007 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2008 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2009 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2010 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2011 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2012 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2013 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| 2014 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2015 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2016 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2017 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2018 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2019 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2021 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "HeLa Cells" by people in Profiles.
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A non-canonical role for HIF-1a: redirecting DGCR8 to the RNA exosome for snoRNA degradation and translational modulation. Nucleic Acids Res. 2026 Jan 22; 54(3).
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ATG conjugation-dependent/independent mechanisms underlie lysosomal stress-induced TFEB regulation. J Cell Biol. 2025 Oct 06; 224(10).
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U-rich elements drive pervasive cryptic splicing in 3' UTR massively parallel reporter assays. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 25; 16(1):6844.
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Cell cycle progression of under-replicated cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2025 Jan 07; 53(1).
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Expression levels of core spliceosomal proteins modulate the MBNL-mediated spliceopathy in DM1. Hum Mol Genet. 2024 11 05; 33(21):1873-1886.
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Fluorescence lifetime sorting reveals tunable enzyme interactions within cytoplasmic condensates. J Cell Biol. 2025 Jan 06; 224(1).
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USF2 and TFEB compete in regulating lysosomal and autophagy genes. Nat Commun. 2024 09 27; 15(1):8334.
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SETD3 is a mechanosensitive enzyme that methylates actin on His73 to regulate mitochondrial dynamics and function. J Cell Sci. 2024 07 15; 137(14).
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Regulation of androgen receptor stability by the ?1 Pix/STUB1 complex. FASEB J. 2024 02; 38(2):e23408.
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RagD auto-activating mutations impair MiT/TFE activity in kidney tubulopathy and cardiomyopathy syndrome. Nat Commun. 2023 05 15; 14(1):2775.