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COLO 205 Cell Line human

87061208, human colon. Round, refractile cells in suspension. Some cuboidal morphology in monolayer.

Synonym(s):

COLO205 Cells

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UNSPSC Code:
41106514

product name

COLO 205 Cell Line human, 87061208

biological source

human colon

description

Human Caucasian colon adenocarcinoma

growth mode

Suspension

karyotype

Hypertriploid modal no 71-78

morphology

Round and refractile cells in suspension. Some cuboidal cells in the monolayer

products

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

receptors

Not specified

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

relevant disease(s)

cancer

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−196°C

General description

Isolated from ascitic fluid of a 70 year old Caucasian male with carcinoma of the colon. Produces carcinoembryonic antigen.

Cell Line Origin

Human Caucasian colon adenocarcinoma

Cell Line Description

COLO 205, COLO 201 (Sigma product no. 87091201) and COLO 206 (Sigma product no. 93052620) were all established from the ascites fluid obtained from a 70-year-old male patient with adenocarcinoma of the colon (Dukes Classification Grade D). At time of isolation, COLO 205 displayed cuboidal morphology but with increasing passage the depositor reported that COLO 205 tends to display predominantly rounded cells in clumps in suspension with cuboidal cells in the monolayer.

Application

tumourigenic in suitable animals

Culture Medium

RPMI 1640 + 2mM Glutamine + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Subculture Routine

Maintain suspension cells at 3-9x105 cells/cm3. Split subconfluent cultures of attached cells 1:3 to 1:6 seeding at 2-3x104 cells/cm2; 5% CO2; 37°C.

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