Metastatic Melanoma (metastatic site: lymph node). Cell Bank Australia reference number: CBA1345.
Culture Medium
RPMI 1640 (with 2 mM L-Glutamine + 25 mM HEPES) + 10% fetal bovine serum (FBS).
Subculture Routine
Optimal split ratio 1:4, MM138 has a relatively slow doubling time of around 60 hours. It does not become confluent and will detach after 6-7 days. If split too hard the doubling time is greatly increased. (Seeding density 0.8 x104 cells/cm2). Harvest the cells using 0.05% Trypsin/EDTA at 37 °C for 5 min.
Other Notes
Additional freight & handling charges may be applicable for Asia-Pacific shipments. Please check with your local Customer Service representative for more information.
Cultures from HPA Culture Collections and supplied by Sigma are for research purposes only. Enquiries regarding the commercial use of a cell line are referred to the depositor of the cell line. Some cell lines have additional special release conditions such as the requirement for a material transfer agreement to be completed by the potential recipient prior to the supply of the cell line. Please view the Terms & Conditions of Supply for more information.
Choose from one of the most recent versions:
Certificates of Analysis (COA)
Lot/Batch Number
It looks like we've run into a problem, but you can still download Certificates of Analysis from our Documents section.
Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.