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Cell line name | CaSki |
Accession number | ICLC HTL98018 |
Brief description | Species: human, Caucasian; Tissue: cervix; Tumor: carcinoma, epidermoid, from metastatic site |
Description | Species: human, Caucasian female 40 years old; Tissue: cervix; Tumor: carcinoma, epidermoid, from metastatic site |
Depositor | Dr I. Bongarzone, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy |
Reference paper | Science 1977;196:1456-1458 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology epithelial-like |
Culture conditions | RPMI 1640 + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; split confluent cultures 1:3-1:6 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 2-4x10^4 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2 |
Properties | The cells have reported to secrete the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) and express tumor-associated antigen |
Distribution | Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only |
Hazard | Handle under Biosafety Level 2 containment |
Species validation | Validated by HLA-DP beta: confirmed as human by PCR |
Passage number | 253 |
Freezing medium | Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO |
Validation assays | Identification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile. |