Cell Line: KATO III

OVERVIEW

 
OrganismHuman (Homo sapiens), 55 years old Asian male (Ref: atcc)
Source/Tissue of origin
Stomach, Gastric carcinoma (Ref: atcc)
Year of isolation 
MorphologySpherical (Ref: atcc)
Cell type 
Growth modeMixed: adherent and suspension (Ref: atcc)
Doubling time
 
Life spanInfinite, continuous culture
KaryotypeHypotetraploid (Ref: atcc)
Transformed 
TumorigenicYes (Ref: atcc)
Drug resistance 
Biosafety LevelBSL 1 (Ref: atcc) (It may differ in your country, follow the guidelines of your institute/country)
Gene Expression 
Products 
Applications3D cell culture (Ref: atcc)
Cancer research (Ref: atcc)
Remarks 
Keywords 
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Culture maintenance

Culture medium*
DMEM + 20% FBS (Ref: atcc)
Culture conditionsHumidified incubator, 95% air + 5% CO2, 37°C
Subculturing procedureTrypsin-EDTA

Culture storage

Cryo-medium
Complete growth medium + 5% (v/v) (Ref: atcc)
Storage conditions
Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen (Ref: atcc)

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