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COLO 853

93052606, human lymph, Epithelial

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About This Item

UNSPSC Code:
41106514

product name

COLO 853, 93052606

biological source

human lymph

growth mode

Adherent

karyotype

Not specified

morphology

Epithelial

products

Melanin

receptors

Not specified

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

relevant disease(s)

cancer

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−196°C

Cell Line Origin

Human malignant melanoma

Cell Line Description

Derived from the right axilla lymph node of a 43 year old male with melanoma.COLO 839 (Sigma Catalogue number 93051119), COLO 858 (Sigma Catalogue number 93052613) and COLO 857 (Sigma Catalogue number 93051120) were all derived from the same 43 year-old male patient with malignant melanoma. This has been confirmed by STR profiling; COLO 853 also has an identical STR profile to the above cell lines though this cell line is not mentioned in the literature.

Application

Tumourigenicity studies

DNA Profile

STR-PCR Data: Amelogenin: X
CSF1PO: 11
D13S317: 11,12
D16S539: 13
D5S818: 11
D7S820: 8,10
THO1: 10
TPOX: 8,11
vWA: 17,19

Culture Medium

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

Subculture Routine

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:2 to 1:4 i.e. seeding at 3-5x10,000 cells/cm2 using 0.25% trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO2; 37°C.

Other Notes

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