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Cell line name | HeLa S3 |
Accession number | ICLC HTL95020 |
Brief description | Species: human, Black; Tissue: cervix; Tumor: carcinoma, epitheloid |
Description | Species: human, Black female 31 years old; Tissue: cervix; Tumor: carcinoma, epitheloid; Derived from: HeLa |
Depositor | Obtained from ECACC. |
Reference paper | J Exp Med 1956;103:273 - DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(75)90293-4 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown semiadherent, morphology epithelial |
Culture conditions | Ham's F12 + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; Semiadherent cell line, adaptable to growth in suspension (spinner) culture. Maintain culture between 3 and 9x105 cells/ml; split 1:2-1:4. 37C, 5% CO2 |
Properties | toxicity screening; virology; bacterial adhesiveness; bacterial invasiveness; enzymology; tumorigenicity; Susceptible to: adenovirus 5, poliovirus 1, vesic. stomatitis (Indiana) |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
Hazard | |
Species validation | Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as human with AST, G6PD, MD, NP, PepB |
Tumorigenicity | non tumorigenic |
Karyology | modal number 68 |
Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |
Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |