Cell Line: NCI-H647

  • Cell Line: NCI-H647
  • Synonyms:
    • NCI-H647
    • NCIH647
    • H647
    • H-647
  • Culture Type: Cell line
  • Keywords:  Human Lung Adenosquamous Carcinoma Cell Line
  • Description: Established from the lungs of a 56-year-old, Caucasian male with adenosquamous carcinoma, stage 3A 
  • Origin:
    • Organism:
      • Species: Human (Homo sapiens)
      • Age: 56 years
      • Ethnicity: Caucasian
      • Gender: Male
      • Smoking habit: non-smoker
    • Tissue (origin): Lung
    • Disease: Non-small cell lung cancer (Adenosquamous Carcinoma, Stage 3A)
    • Primary/Metastasis: Metastatic (DepMap)
    • Collection site: Pleural effusion (DepMap)
    • Year of origin: 1983
  • Cell line features:
    • Cell Type:-
    • Morphology:-
    • Growth mode: Adherent
    • Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
    • Karyotype: Modal number = 89; range = 74-176; t(3p14;11p15)
    • Doubling time:-
    • Microsatellite instability: Stable
    • Special features:-
    • Product:-
    • Soft agar colony formation assay:-
    • Tumorigenicity:-
    • Gene expression:
    • Sequence variations:
      • KRAS (G13D mutation, Oncogenic, Gain-of-function, Homozygous)
      • For information, please visit
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000378?tab=mutations
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000378?tab=fusions
  • 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 Medium + 10% FBS
    • Culture conditions: 
      • Temperature: Humidified 37°C incubator
      • Atmosphere: 5% CO2, 95% Air
    • Subculturing:
      • Subculturing method: Enzymatic dissociation
      • Cell dissociation solution: 0.25% trypsin, 0.03% EDTA solution
      • Harvesting time:-
      • Seeding density:-
      • Recommended split ratio: 1:3 to 1:6
      • Medium Renewal: Twice per week
    • Cryopreservation:
      • Freezing medium:
        • Complete growth medium + 5% DMSO
      • Storage conditions: Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
      • Cell suspension (cell density):-
      • Volume per vial: 1 ml
  • Applications: 
    • Cancer research
    • 3D cell culture

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