HEL 92.1.7

Version 4.0.200811

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HEL 92.1.7 (human, Caucasian, blood, erythroleukemia)

SPECIES: human, Caucasian
TISSUE/ORGAN: blood
TUMOR: erythroleukemia

ECACC catalog code: 92111706
Morphology: Lymphoblast
Description: Human Caucasian erythroleukaemia
Viruses: See Properties
Depositor: Not registered
No restrictions. Patent: None Specified By Depositor
Properties: Applications: Erythroid cell differentiation studies, induced globin synthesis

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Part of the Business Division of the Health Protection Agency (ECACC, Salisbury, Wiltshire)
RPMI 1640 + 2mM Glutamine + 10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). Maintain cultures between 3-9x100,000 cells/ml; 5% CO2; 37C.
Derived from 30-year-old male Caucasian. Expresses ß-2 microglobulin and Ia antigen. Used in the study of erythroid cell differentiation and globin gene expression. Analogous to Friend cell leukaemia in mice. K-562 has similar characteristics.
Research council deposit: No; Price Code: B;

Availability in cell line catalogues: ICLC: HTL03002