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SW 626

SW 626

Catalogue No.

91091203

Cell Line Name

SW 626

Cell Line Description

Although originally thought to be of ovarian origin, a recent report has suggested that the SW 686 cell line might have been derived from an ovarian metastasis of a primary adenocarcinoma of the colon Furlong, et al., 1999. The SW 626 cell line was initiated by A. Leibovitz in January 1974 at the Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas from a surgical specimen from a cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary in a 46 year old female Caucasian. The histopathology of the specimen was determined to be grade III adenocarcinoma.

Characteristics

Tissue of Origin

Ovary

Karyotype

Hypertetraploid; modal no. 104

Disease

Adenocarcinoma

Culture Conditions

Cell Type

Epithelial

Subculture Routine

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 2-3x10,000 cells/cm² using 0.05% trypsin/EDTA; CO₂ is not needed. Medium change after 4-5 days. 37°C.

Culture Medium

L15 + 2mM Glutamine + 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

Furlong et al., (1999) Evidence for the colonic origin of ovarian cancer cell line SW626. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 91: 1327-1328.

Bibliography

Fogh et al., (1977) Absence of HeLa cell contamination in 169 cell lines derived from human tumors. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 58: 209-214. Fogh et al., (1977) One hundred and twenty-seven cultured human tumor cell lines producing tumors in nude mice. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 59: 221-226. Strobel et al., (1996) BAX enhances paclitaxel-induced apoptosis through a p53-independent pathway. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 14094-14099.

Available Formats

  • Frozen

If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: SW 626 (ECACC 91091203).

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