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Cell line name | U87 MG |
Accession number | ICLC HTL00013 |
Brief description | Species: human, Caucasian; Tissue: brain; Tumor: glioblastoma-astrocytoma |
Description | Species: human, Caucasian female 44 years old; Tissue: brain; Tumor: glioblastoma-astrocytoma |
Depositor | Dr G. Tonini, Translational Pediatric Oncology Dept, IST at ABC, Genoa, Italy |
Reference paper | Unknown |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology epithelial |
Culture conditions | MEM (EBSS) + 10% FBS + 1mM Na pyruvate + 0.1mM non-essential amino acids; 37C, 5% CO2, split confluent culture 1:3 - 1:5 using trypsin/EDTA |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution |
Hazard | Cell line of human origin. There is no evidence for the presence of infectious viruses or toxic products. However, it is recommended that cultures are handled under Biosafety Level 2 containment (Italian Decree Law 626/94) |
Species validation | Validated by HLA-DP beta: confirmed as human by PCR |
Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |
Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |