HeLa S 3

Version 4.0.200811

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HeLa S 3 (human, Black, cervix, carcinoma, epitheloid)

IZSBS catalog code: BS TCL 22
Monoclonal continuous culture, grown as suspension
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Black (female, 31 years old) Karyology: 2n = 46 in 50 cells
TISSUE/ORGAN: cervix
TUMOR: carcinoma, epitheloid
Derived from: HeLa
Susceptibility to viruses: adenovirus 5 * poliovirus 1 * vesic. stomatitis (Indiana)
DEPOSITOR: obtained from ATCC
PROPERTIES: virology; expressing xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZSBS, Brescia)
Ham's F12 + 10% FBS; Freezing medium: Culture medium + 10% DMSO; 37C, 5% CO2, mycoplasma negative, culture
Validated by: isoenzymes (confirmed as human with NP, G6PD, MPI, AST, LD)

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: CCL 2.2

Bibliographic references:

J Exp Med 1956;103:273

For information, get in touch with:

Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro,
c/o Centro Biotecnologie Avanzate, Torre B - Piano 2
Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10 - I-16132 Genova - Italy Tel: +39-0105558-289, Fax: +39-0105558-293
Email: assunta.manniello@istge.it