Cell bank IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino |
Interlab Cell Line Collection (ICLC) On-Line Catalogue |
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Cell line name | HCT-15 |
Accession number | ICLC HTL00001 |
Brief description | Species: human; Tissue: colon; Tumor: colorectal adenocarcinoma |
Description | Species: human; Tissue: colon; Tumor: colorectal adenocarcinoma |
Depositor | Dr L. Varesco, Exp. Oncology Dept, IST, Genoa, Italy |
Reference paper | Unknown |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology epithelial-like |
Culture conditions | RPMI 1640 + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; split confluent cultures 1:5-1:10 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 2-4 x 10^4 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2 |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
Hazard | |
Species validation | Validated by HLA-DP beta: confirmed as human by PCR |
Tumorigenicity | tumorigenic in nude mice |
Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |
Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |
Further bibliography | Cancer Res 1979;39:1020-1025 |