31F4L

Version 4.0.200811

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31F4L (monkey, African green, kidney)

SPECIES: monkey, African green
TISSUE/ORGAN: kidney

ECACC catalog code: 87081901
Morphology: Epithelial
Description: Monkey African Green kidney
Viruses: See Properties
Depositor: Prof B Griffin, Virology Dept, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, UK
No restrictions. Patent: None Specified By Depositor

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Part of the Business Division of the Health Protection Agency (ECACC, Salisbury, Wiltshire)
DMEM + 2mM Glutamine + 5-10% Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS). Split confluent cultures 1:3 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 2-4x10,000 cells/cm2 using 0.25% trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO2; 37C.
31F4L has been transfected with Epstein Barr virus DNA but is not considered to be transformed i.e. does not form foci on agar and does retain epithelial morphology.
Research council deposit: No; Price Code: C;
Validated by: isoenzymes (species confirmation)

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: +39-0105737-289, Fax: +39-0105737-293
Email: assunta.manniello@istge.it