| CELL LINE ORIGIN | |
| Organism | Human (Homo sapiens), 54 years old, female |
| Source/Tissue | Skin, malignant melanoma |
| Year of origin | ? |
| CELL LINE FEATURES | |
| Morphology | Epithelial-like |
| Cell type | ? |
| Growth mode | Adherent, Monolayer |
| Doubling time | ? |
| Life span | Infinite (continuous culture) |
| Transformed | ? |
| Tumorigenic | Yes, in immunosuppressed mice |
| Drug resistance | ? |
| Products | ? |
| Karyotype | Hypotriploid |
| GENE EXPRESSION | |
| APPLICATIONS | |
| Suitable transfection host | |
| CULTURE MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE | |
| Culture conditions and handling | |
| Biosafety Level | 1 REF / 2 REF(It may differ in your country, follow the guidelines of your institute/country) |
| Plating efficiency | ? |
| Temperature | 37°C |
| Atmosphere | Humidified incubator, 95% air + 5% CO2 |
| Base medium | DMEM |
| Complete culture medium | DMEM (2mM Glutamine) + 10% FBS |
| Medium Renewal | Every 2 to 3 days |
| Subculturing procedure | |
| Harvesting time | Subconfluent culture |
| Split method | Trypsin or Trypsin/EDTA |
| Split ratio | 1:3 to 1:8 |
| Seeding density | 1 – 3 x 104 cells/cm² |
| Split frequency | Every second or third day |
| Cryopreservation | |
| Cryomedium | Complete culture medium + 5% DMSO |
| Storage conditions | Liquid nitrogen vapor phase |
| AVAILABILITY / SOURCE | |
American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) | Product page link |
Public Health England Culture Collections | Product page link |
Sigma-Aldrich | Product page link |
| Remarks | |
| Related cell lines | |
References
- https://www.atcc.org/products/crl-1619
- https://www.culturecollections.org.uk/products/celllines/generalcell/detail.jsp?refId=88113005&collection=ecacc_gc
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