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Cell line name | LoVo |
Accession number | ICLC HTL99028 |
Brief description | Species: human, Caucasian; Tissue: colon; Tumor: adenocarcinoma |
Description | Species: human, Caucasian male 56 years old; Tissue: colon; Tumor: adenocarcinoma |
Depositor | Dr L. Varesco, Exp. Oncology Dept, IST, Genoa, Italy |
Reference paper | Cancer Res 1976;36:467-475 - PMID: 1260746 |
Morphology and growth | continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology epithelial-like |
Culture conditions | Ham's F12 + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; split confluent cultures 1:2-1:5 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 2-4 x 10^4 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2 |
Properties | CEA production. HLA: A11; B15, B17; Cw1, Cw3. |
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 | Cancer Res 1979;39:2630-2636 - PMID: 445465
Exp Cell Res 1976;101:414-416 - DOI: 10.1016/0014-4827(76)90393-1 - PMID: 964319 J Natl Cancer Inst 1978;61:75-83 - DOI: 10.1093/jnci/61.1.75 - PMID: 276641 |