Cell Line: SU-DHL-6

  • Cell Line: SU-DHL-6
  • Synonyms:
    • SU-DHL-6
    • SUDHL6
    • SUDHL-6
    • SuDHL-6
    • SuDHL 6
    • Stanford University-Diffuse Histiocytic Lymphoma-6
  • Culture Type: Cell line
  • Keywords:  Human B Cell Lymphoma Cell Line
  • Description: Established from the peritoneal effusion of a 43- year-old male patient with Large-Cell Lymphoma
  • Origin:
    • Organism:
      • Species: Human (Homo sapiens)
      • Age: 43 years
      • Ethnicity: Caucasian
      • Gender: Male
    • Tissue: Peritoneal effusion (ATCC)
    • Disease: Large Cell Lymphoma (ATCC)
    • Primary/Metastasis: Metastatic (ATCC,  DepMap)
    • Collection site: Peritoneal cavity (ATCC)
    • Year of origin: 1977 (ATCC)
    • Country of Origin:-
  • Cell line features:
    • Cell Type: B lymphocyte
    • Morphology: Lymphoblast-like, small single cells and in clusters
    • Growth mode: Suspension
    • Life span: Infinite (continuous culture)
    • Karyotype: Pseudodiploid cell line, modal chromosome number = 47
    • Doubling time: ~35-40 hours (DSMZ)
    • Microsatellite instability: Stable
    • Special features:
    • Product:-
    • Soft agar colony formation assay:-
    • Tumorigenicity:-
    • Gene expression:-
    • Sequence variations:
      • TP53 (Y234C mutation, Likely Oncogenic, Loss-of-function, Heterozygous)
      • EZH2 (Y646N mutation, Likely Oncogenic, Likely Gain-of-function, Heterozygous)
      • EP300 (R1627W mutation, Likely Oncogenic, Likely Loss-of-function)
      • For information, please visit
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000611?tab=mutations
        • https://depmap.org/portal/cell_line/ACH-000611?tab=fusions
  • Handling and maintenance:
    • Biosafety level: BSL 1 (ATCC, DSMZ) (It may differ in your country, follow the guidelines of your institute/country)
    • Complete culture medium:
      • RPMI-1640 Medium + 10% FBS
    • Culture conditions: 
      • Temperature: 37°C incubator
      • Atmosphere: 95% Air, 5% CO2
    • Subculturing:
      • Subculturing method: Dilution
      • Cell dissociation solution: NA
      • Harvesting time: 7 x 105 and 1 x 106 cells/mL (ATCC)
      • Seeding density: 8 X 104 to 3 x 105 cells/mL (ATCC)
      • Recommended split ratio: 1:3 to 1:6
      • Medium Renewal: every 3 to 4 days
    • Cryopreservation:
      • Freezing medium: Complete growth medium + 20% (v/v) FBS + 10% (v/v) DMSO (ATCC)
      • Storage conditions: Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
      • Cell suspension (cell density):-
      • Volume per vial: 1 ml
  • Applications: 
    • 3D cell culture
  • Cell Line Availability: The cell line can be obtained from the following sources.
    • American Type Culture Collection (ATCC): Product link
    • DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH: Product link

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