Cell Line: HCC1187 BL

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  • Culture Type: Cell line
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  • Description: EBV transformed peripheral blood lymphocytes. The donor was suffering from TNM stage IIA, grade 3, primary invasive ductal carcinoma.
  • Source:
    • Organism: 
      • Species: Human (Homo sapiens)
      • Age: 41 years
      • Ethnicity: White
      • Gender: Female
      • Disease: Normal
    • Tissue of origin: Peripheral blood
    • Year of origin: –
  • Cell line features:
    • Morphology: Lymphoblast
    • Cell Type: B lymphoblast
    • Growth mode: Suspension, multicellular aggregates
    • Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
    • EBV transformed
    • Karyotype: –
    • Doubling time: –
    • Gene mutations:
    • Gene expression:
  • Handling and maintenance:
    • Biosafety level: BSL 2 (ATCC) (It may differ in your country, follow the guidelines of your institute/country)
    • Complete culture medium: RPMI-1640 + 10% FBS
    • Culture conditions: 
      • Temperature: Humidified 37°C incubator
      • Atmosphere: 5% CO2, 95% Air
    • Subculturing:
      • Subculturing method: Dilution
      • Maintain cultures at cell concentrations between 5 x 105 and 2 x 106 viable cells/mL.
      • Split ratio:-
      • Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days
    • Cryopreservation:
      • Freeze medium: Complete growth medium + 5% DMSO
      • Storage conditions: Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
      • Cell suspension (cell density): 2 – 4  x 106 viable cells/ml
      • Volume per vial: 1 ml
  • Applications: 
    • Immunology
    • 3D cell culture
  • Availability
  • References
  • Abbreviations
    • BSL (Biosafety level)
    • FBS (Fetal Bovine Serum)
    • DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide)
    • EBV (Epstein-Barr virus)

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