Cell Line: Panc 04.03

  • Cell Line: Panc 04.03
  • Synonyms:
    • PANC0403
    • Panc0403
  • Culture Type: Cell line
  • Keywords: Human Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Epithelial Cell Line
  • Description: Established from a primary tumor taken from the pancreas of a 70-year-old Caucasian male patient with pancreatic adenocarcinoma
  • Origin:
    • Organism: 
      • Species: Human (Homo sapiens)
      • Age: 70 years
      • Ethnicity: Caucasian
      • Gender: Female
      • Tissue: Pancreas
      • Disease: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
        • Molecular subtype: Exocrine Adenocarcinoma
        • Primary/Metastasis: Primary
    • Year of origin: 1995
  • Cell line features:
    • Cell Type: Epithelial cell
    • Morphology: Epithelial-like
    • Growth mode: Adherent
    • Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
    • Karyotype:-
    • Doubling time: ≈ 50.5 h
    • Tumorigenicity: forms tumors in nude or SCID mice
    • Gene expression:
      • Positive for K-ras
      • Positive for MHC class I
      • Negative for MHC class II
      • Positive for Cytokeratin 7
      • Positive for Cytokeratin 18
    • Sequence variations:
      • KRAS (G12D mutation, Oncogenic, Gain-of-function) 
      • TP53 (G245S mutation, Oncogenic, Loss-of-function)
      • For more information, please visit
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000235?tab=mutations
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000235?tab=fusions
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000235?tab=translocations
  • 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 + 20 Units/ml human recombinant insulin + 15% FBS
    • Culture conditions: 
      • Temperature: Humidified 37°C incubator
      • Atmosphere: 5% CO2, 95% Air
    • Subculturing:
      • Subculturing method: Enzymatic dissociation
      • Cell dissociation solution: 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin-0.53 mM EDTA solution
      • Harvesting time:-
      • Split ratio: 1:2 to 1:3
      • 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):-
      • Volume per vial:-
  • Applications: 
    • Cancer research
    • 3D cell culture
  • Availability:
  • References:
    • ATCC
    • Cellosaurus
    • DepMap
    • Jaffee et al., 1998. Development and characterization of a cytokine-secreting pancreatic adenocarcinoma vaccine from primary tumors for use in clinical trials. Cancer J. Sci. Am. 4: 194-203. PMID-9612602
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  • Abbreviations
    • BSL (Biosafety level)
    • FBS (Fetal Bovine Serum)
    • DMSO (Dimethyl sulfoxide)
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