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WiDr

WiDr

Catalogue No.

85111501

Cell Line Name

WiDr

Cell Line Description

Although originally described as a colon adenocarcinoma line established from a 78 year old female, DNA fingerprinting has shown this line to be a derivative of HT-29 (Chen TR, Drabkowski D, Hay RJ, Macy M, Peterson W Jr. 1987 WiDr is a derivative of another colon adenocarcinoma cell line, HT-29. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 27(1):125-34. PMID: 3472642). HT29 was isolated from a primary colon adenocarcinoma in a 44 year old Caucasian female. The cells produce carcinoembryonic antigen and are tumorigenic in xenogeneic animals. They have been used in studies of anti-tumour agents.

Characteristics

Products

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)

Tissue of Origin

Colon

DNA profile (STR Profile)

Amelogenin: X
CSF1PO: 11,12
D5S818: 11,12
D7S820: 10
D13S317: 11,12
D16S539: 11,12
TH01: 6,9
TPOX: 8,9
vWA: 17,19

Karyotype

2n = 46, hypertriploid

Applications

Carcinogenesis and tumourigenicity studies and anti-tumour testing

Disease

Adenocarcinoma

Culture Conditions

Cell Type

Epithelial

Subculture Routine

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:5 to 1:10 i.e. seeding at 1-2x10,000 cells/cm² using 0.05% trypsin or trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO₂; 37°C.

Culture Medium

EMEM (EBSS) + 2mM Glutamine + 1% Non Essential Amino Acids (NEAA) + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Growth Mode

Adherent

Additional Info

Depositor

Obtained from ATCC

Country of Origin

United States

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Applications

References

In Vitro 1979;15:401; Cancer Res 1974;34:105; Cancer Res 1978;38:3745, Science 1985; 230:943-945, Cytogenet. 1987; 27:125-134, Cancer Res 1993; 53:5697-5706, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 1990; 87:7555-7559, Science 1978; 199:980-983

Bibliography

Cancer Res 1998; 58:109-113, Cancer Res. 1997; 57:5528-5533

Available Formats

  • Frozen
  • DNA-5µg (100ng/µl)

If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: WiDr (ECACC 85111501).

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