Cell Line: NCI-H716

  • Cell Line: NCI-H716
  • Synonyms:
    • NCI-H716
    • NCIH716
    • H716
    • H-716
  • Culture Type: Cell line
  • Keywords:  Human Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cell Line
  • Description: Established from the cecum of a Caucasian, 33-year-old, male patient with Colorectal adenocarcinoma
  • Origin:
    • Organism:
      • Species: Human (Homo sapiens)
      • Age: 33 years
      • Ethnicity: Caucasian
      • Gender: Male
      • Smoking habit:-
    • Tissue (origin): Large intestine, Cecum
    • Disease: Colorectal adenocarcinoma
    • Primary/Metastasis: Metastatic
    • Collection site: Ascites
    • Year of origin: 1984
  • Cell line features:
    • Cell Type:-
    • Morphology: Lymphoblast-like
    • Growth mode: Suspension
    • Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
    • Karyotype: Modal number = 61, range = 55 to 64
    • Doubling time: 50 hours
    • Microsatellite instability: Stable
    • Special features:-
    • Product: Secretes high level of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)
    • Soft agar colony formation assay:-
    • Tumorigenicity: Yes, in nude mice
    • Gene expression:
    • Sequence variations:
      • TP53 (E224D mutation, Likely Oncogenic, Likely Loss-of-function, Homozygous)
      • For information, please visit
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000491?tab=mutations
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000491?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% fetal bovine serum
    • Culture conditions: 
      • Temperature: Humidified 37°C incubator
      • Atmosphere: 5% CO2, 95% Air
    • Subculturing:
      • Subculturing method: Dilution
      • Cell dissociation solution: NA
      • Harvesting time:-
      • Seeding density: 4 to 8 x 105 viable cells/mL
      • Recommended split ratio: 1:3 to 1:6
      • Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days
    • Cryopreservation:
      • Freezing medium:
        • Complete growth medium + 5% (v/v) DMSO
      • Storage conditions: Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
      • Cell suspension (cell density):-
      • Volume per vial: 1 ml
  • Applications: 
    • 3D cell culture
    • Cancer research

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