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Cell line name | MDA-MB-453 |
Accession number | ICLC HTL01013 |
Brief description | Species: human, Caucasian; Tissue: breast; Tumor: carcinoma |
Description | Species: human, Caucasian female 48 year old; Tissue: breast; Tumor: carcinoma; Derived from: pleural effusion |
Depositor | Dr L. Lanfrancone, Experimental Oncology Dept, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy |
Reference paper | In Vitro 1978;14:911-915 - DOI: 10.1007/BF02616120 - PMID: 730202 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown semiadherent, morphology epithelial, cells round in suspension |
Culture conditions | L-15 + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; Split 1:2-1:4 using trypsin/EDTA; incubate at 37C without CO2 (close the flask caps) |
Properties | Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) expression |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
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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. |
Further bibliography | Cancer Res 1979;39:919-922 - PMID: 427779
Cancer Res 1980;40:3118-3129 - PMID: 7000337 |
Comments | The cells grow slowly |