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Cell line name | COS-7 |
Accession number | ICLC ATL96005 |
Brief description | Species: monkey, African green; Tissue: kidney; Transformed by: SV40origin defective mutant; Original line: CV-1 |
Description | Species: monkey, African green; Tissue: kidney; Transformed by: SV40origin defective mutant; Original line: CV-1 |
Depositor | Dr T. Florio, Neuroscience Dept, ABC, Genoa, Italy |
Reference paper | Cell 1981;23:175-182 - DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(81)90282-8 - PMID: 6260373 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology fibroblast-like |
Culture conditions | DMEM + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; Split confluent cultures 1:3-1:6 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 1-3 x 104 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2 |
Properties | The line contains T antigen. Suitable for transfection by vectors requiring expression of SV40 T antigen. |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
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Species validation | Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as monkey with MD, NP |
Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |