The SV40-transformed WRN-deficient fibroblast cell line (AG11395) was obtained from Coriell Cell Repositories (Camden, NJ, USA). To produce stable cell lines, AG11395 (WS) fibroblasts were transduced with retroviruses expressing the full-length cDNA encoding wild-type WRN (WSWT), exonuclease-dead (WSE84A) or helicase-dead (WSK577M) (21 (link)). All the cell lines were maintained in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM; Life Technologies) supplemented with 10% FBS (Boehringer Mannheim) and incubated at 37°C in a humidified 5% CO2 atmosphere.
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