Cell Line: hTERT-immortalized Brown Preadipocytes

  • Synonyms: 
  • Culture Type: Cell line
  • Keywords: hTERT-immortalized Brown Preadipocytes
  • Description: The donor suffered from von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
  • Source:
    • Organism: 
      • Species: Human (Homo sapiens)
      • Age: 40 years
      • Gender: Male
      • Disease: von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
    • Tissue: Adipose tissue
    • Year of origin: 2022
  • Cell line features:
    • Morphology: Fibroblast-like
    • Cell Type: Brown Preadipocytes
    • Growth mode: Adherent, Monolayer
    • Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
    • Karyotype: Near Diploid
  • Handling and maintenance:
    • Biosafety level: BSL 2 (ATCC) (It may differ in your country, follow the guidelines of your institute/country)
    • Complete culture medium: DMEM:F12 Medium + 10% FBS + 0.5 µg/mL puromycin
    • Culture conditions: 
      • Temperature: Humidified 37°C incubator
      • Atmosphere: 95% Air, 5% CO2
    • Subculturing:
      • Subculturing method: Enzymatic dissociation
      • Cell dissociation solution: Trypsin-EDTA
      • Split time: Sub-confluent cultures (when cell density reaches 8.6 x 104 cell/cm2)
      • Split ratio: 1:3 to 1:8
      • Seeding densities: 1 x 104 and 4 x 104 viable cells/cm2
      • Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
    • Cryopreservation:
      • Freeze medium: Complete culture medium + 8% DMSO
      • Storage conditions: Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
      • Cells suspension (cell density): 1.0 – 1.5  x 106 viable cells/ml
      • Volume per vial: 1 ml
  • Applications: 
    • Cancer research
    • Toxicology research
  • Availability

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