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- Cell Line: NCI-H596
 - Synonyms: 
- NCIH596
 - NCI-H596
 - H596
 - H-596
 
 - Culture Type: Cell line
 - Keywords: Human Lung Adenosquamous Carcinoma Epithelial Cell Line
 - Description: Established from the primary tumor tissue of a 73-year-old, White, male with lung Adenosquamous Carcinoma
 - Origin:
- Organism: 
- Species: Human (Homo sapiens)
 - Age: 73 years
 - Ethnicity: White
 - Gender: Male
 - Tissue (origin): Lung
 - Tissue (isolation): Lung (tumor tissue)
 - Disease: 
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Molecular subtype: NSCLC Adenosquamous
 
 - Molecular subtype: NSCLC Adenosquamous
 - Primary/Metastasis: Primary
 
 - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
 
 - Year of origin: 1983
 
 - Organism: 
 - Cell line features:
- Cell Type:-
 - Morphology: Epithelial-like
 - Growth mode: Adherent
 - Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
 - Karyotype: Modal number = 71, range = 65 to 75
 - Doubling time: ≈ 41.1 h
 - Microsatellite instability: Stable 
 - Special features:-
 - Product: Involucrin
 - Tumorigenicity: Yes, in nude mice
 - Gene expression:
- p53 mRNA positive
 - positive for keratin
 - positive for vimentin
 - negative for neurofilament triplet protein
 
 - Sequence variations:
- PIK3CA (E545K mutation, Oncogenic, Gain-of-function, Heterozygous)
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 - Cell Type:-
 - Handling and maintenance:
- Biosafety level: BSL 1 (ATCC) (It may differ in your country, follow the guidelines of your institute/country)
 - Complete culture medium: RPMI-1640 Medium + 10% FBS
 - Culture conditions: 
- Temperature: Humidified 37°C incubator
 - Atmosphere: 5% CO2, 95% Air
 
 - Temperature: Humidified 37°C incubator
 - Subculturing:
- Subculturing method: Enzymatic dissociation
 - Cell dissociation solution: 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin-0.53 mM EDTA solution
 - Harvesting time:-
 - Split ratio: 1:4 to 1:8
 - Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
 
 - Cryopreservation:
- Freezing medium: Complete growth medium + 5% DMSO
 - Storage conditions: Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
 - Cell suspension (cell density):-
 - Volume per vial:-
 
 
 - Applications: 
- Cancer research
 - 3D cell culture
 
 
- Availability
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC): Product link
 
 
- References
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 - Abbreviations
- BSL (Biosafety level)
 - FBS (Fetal Bovine Serum)
 - DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide)
 
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