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A549

A549

Catalogue No.

86012804

Cell Line Name

A549

Cell Line Description

Derived from a 58 year old Caucasian male. The cells can synthesise lecithin utilising the cytidine diphosphocholine pathway. Occasional cells may also contain inclusion bodies although they are not known to carry any human pathogen.

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Characteristics

Products

Lecithin, High amounts of de-saturated fatty acids.

Tissue of Origin

Lung

DNA profile (STR Profile)

Amelogenin: X,Y
CSF1PO: 10,12
D5S818: 11
D7S820: 8,11
D13S317: 11
D16S539: 11,12
TH01: 8,9.3
TPOX: 8,11
vWA: 14

Karyotype

Hypotriploid

Applications

Enzymatic studies

Disease

Carcinoma

Culture Conditions

Cell Type

Epithelial

Subculture Routine

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 2-4x10,000 cells/cm² using 0.05% trypsin or trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO₂; 37°C.

Culture Medium

F12K Medium (Kaighn's modification of Ham's F12 medium) + 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

Giard DJ, Aaronson SA, Todaro GJ, Arnstein P, Kersey JH, Dosik H, Parks WP. 1973 In vitro cultivation of human tumors: establishment of cell lines derived from a series of solid tumors.J Natl Cancer Inst. 51(5):1417-23. PMID: 4357758

Bibliography

Lieber M, Smith B, Szakal A, Nelson-Rees W, Todaro G 1976 A continuous tumor-cell line from a human lung carcinoma with properties of type II alveolar epithelial cells. Int J Cancer. 15;17(1):62-70. PMID: 175022. Abaan OD, Polley EC, Davis SR, Zhu YJ, Bilke S, Walker RL, Pineda M, Gindin Y, Jiang Y, Reinhold WC, Holbeck SL, Simon RM, Doroshow JH, Pommier Y, Meltzer PS.2013 The exomes of the NCI-60 panel: a genomic resource for cancer biology and systems pharmacology. Cancer Res. 73(14):4372-82. PMID: 23856246.

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: A549 (ECACC 86012804).

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