- Synonyms:
- Culture Type: Cell line
- Keywords: Human epithelial-like mammary gland ductal carcinoma cell line
- Description: The cell line, HCC2935, was established from an 82-day-old, white, female’s mammary gland with ductal carcinoma, TNM stage IIIA, grade 3
- Origin:
- Cell line features:
- Morphology: Epithelial-like
- Cell Type: Epithelial cell
- Growth mode: Adherent
- Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
- Karyotype: Polyploid
- Doubling time:-
- Clinically relevant gene expression
- her2/neu+ positive (Oncogene)
- p53 negative (Oncogene)
- Epithelial glycoprotein 2 (EGP2) positive (epithelial cell-specific marker)
- Cytokeratin 19 positive (epithelial cell-specific marker)
- Estrogen receptor negative
- Progesterone receptor negative
- Sequence variations (gene mutations/deletions/fusions/translocations):
- Morphology: Epithelial-like
- 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 + 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: Sub-confluent cultures
- Split ratio: 1:2 to 1:3
- Seeding densities:-
- Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days
- Cryopreservation:
- Freezing 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
- Freezing medium: Complete growth medium + 5% DMSO
- Applications:
- Cancer research
- 3D cell culture
- Availability
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC): Product link
- References
- https://www.atcc.org/products/crl-2316
- https://www.cellosaurus.org/CVCL_2062
- https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000725?tab=overview
- Gazdar et al., 1998. Characterization of paired tumor and non-tumor cell lines established from patients with breast cancer. Int. J. Cancer 78: 766-774, 1998. PMID-9833771; Full Text: Wiley (Download PDF)
- Abbreviations
- BSL (Biosafety level)
- FBS (Fetal Bovine Serum)
- DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide)
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