A-549
ACC 107
Cell line:
A-549
DSMZ no.:
ACC 107
Species:
human (Homo sapiens)
Cell type:
lung carcinoma
Origin:
established from an explanted lung tumor which was removed from a 58-year-old man in 1972; model for alveolar type II pulmonary epithelium; cells were originally described in the literature to induce tumors in athmyic mice; later described as squamous-type carcinoma; widely used and extensively characterized cell line (see ref 40398 and Cellosaurus:Expasy); listed in the NCI cancer cell line panel and in the CCLE (ref 18232)
Biosafety level:
1
Permissions and restrictions:
DSMZ Cell Culture Data:
Morphology:
Medium:
90% DMEM + 10% h.i. FBS
Subculture:
seed out at ca. 1 x 106 cells/80 cm2; split confluent cultures 1:5 to 1:10 every 4-7 days using trypsin/EDTA
Incubation:
at 37 °C with 5% CO2
Doubling time:
ca. 20-30 hours
Harvest:
about 20 x 106 cells/175 cm2
Storage:
frozen with 70% medium, 20% FBS, 10% DMSO
DSMZ Scientific Data:
Mycoplasma:
negative in DAPI, microbiological culture, RNA hybridization, PCR assays
Immunology:
To inquire about expression of EpCAM and intermediate filaments, contact ulfert.rand@dsmz.de.
Authenticity:
STR analysis according to the global standard ANSI/ATCC ASN-0002.1-2021 (2021) resulted in an authentic STR profile of the reference STR database.
Cytogenetics:
human hypotriploid karyotype with 8% polyploidy - 65(59-66)<3n>XXY, -1, -3, -6, +12, -13, -15, -18, -19, -21, -22, +4mar, der(6)t(1;6)(q11;q27), del(11)(q22-23) - presence of large distinctive der(6) marker confirms identity of this cell line
Viruses:
ELISA: reverse transcriptase negative; PCR: EBV -, HBV -, HCV -, HHV-8 -, HIV-1 -, HIV-2 -, HTLV-1/2 -, MLV -, SMRV -
Supplied as:
| Delivery form | Prices | |
| Frozen culture | 450,- € | |
| Growing culture (please inquire for exact delivery time) | 900,- € | |
| DNA isolated from cell line (25 µg) | 560,- € | |
| DNA isolated from cell line (5 µg) | 140,- € | |
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