Cell bank IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino |
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Cell line name | HCT-8 |
Accession number | ICLC HTL99005 |
Brief description | Species: human; Tissue: intestine, ileocecal; Tumor: adenocarcinoma |
Description | Species: human male 67 years old; Tissue: intestine, ileocecal; Tumor: adenocarcinoma |
Depositor | Dr A. Sobrero, Udine, Italy |
Reference paper | J Natl Cancer Inst 1974;52:1101-1110 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology epithelial-like |
Culture conditions | RPMI 1640 + 10% HS + 2mM L-Glutamine; split confluent cultures 1:5-1:20 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 2-4 x 10^4 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2 |
Properties | CEA production; the cell line was demonstrated by cytogenetic analysis to be identical to HRT-18 cell line |
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 |
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 | Int J Cancer 1975;16:74-82 |