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Cell line name | IST-SL2 |
Accession number | ICLC HTL97010 |
Brief description | Species: human; Tissue: lung; Tumor: carcinoma, small cell |
Description | Species: human male; Tissue: lung; Tumor: carcinoma, small cell; Derived from: pleural effusion |
Depositor | Dr S. Ferrini, Immunopharmacology Dept, IST at ABC, Genoa, Italy. |
Reference paper | Unknown |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown in suspension, morphology round cells, clusters |
Culture conditions | RPMI 1640 + 10-20% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; maintain cultures between 2 - 4 x 10^5 cells/ml; split cultures 1:2-1:3; 37C, 5% CO2. |
Properties | negative for HLA antigens |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution upon consent of the depositor. For non-commercial investigative use only |
Hazard | |
Species validation | Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as human with MD, NP. |
Passage number | 67 |
Freezing medium | 90% FBS + 10% DMSO |
Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |
Comments | After thawing, the cells appear very suffering, and grow slowly (thaw with medium supplemented with FBS 20%) |