Cell bank IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino |
Interlab Cell Line Collection (ICLC) On-Line Catalogue |
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Cell line name | HCT-116 |
Accession number | ICLC HTL95025 |
Brief description | Species: human; Tissue: colon; Tumor: carcinoma |
Description | Species: human male; Tissue: colon; Tumor: carcinoma |
Depositor | Obtained from ECACC |
Reference paper | Cancer Res 1981;41:1751-1756 - PMID: 7214343 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology epithelial |
Culture conditions | McCoy's 5A + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; Split confluent cultures 1:3-1:10 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 2-4x104 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2 |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
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Species validation | Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as human with MD, NP |
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 | J Natl Cancer Inst 1982;69:767-771 - PMID: 6956756
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