CaLu-1

Version 4.0.200811

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CaLu-1 (human, Caucasian, lung, carcinoma, epidermoid)

IZSBS catalog code: BS TCL 76
Continuous culture, grown as monolayer
epithelial-like morphology
SPECIES: human, Caucasian (male, 47 years old) Karyology: 2n = 46 in 50 cells
TISSUE/ORGAN: lung
TUMOR: carcinoma, epidermoid
tumorigenic
DEPOSITOR: obtained from ATCC

Available in the following LABORATORY:

Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale (IZSBS, Brescia)
MEM (EBSS) + 10% FBS + 1mM Na pyruvate; Freezing medium: Culture medium + 10% DMSO; 37C, 5% CO2 Passage: 26, mycoplasma negative, culture
Inducing epidermoid carcinoma tumors into nude mice and into steroid treated hamsters.
Validated by: isoenzymes (confirmed as human with NP, G6PD, LD)

Availability in cell line catalogues: ATCC: HTB 54, ICLC: HTL95002

Bibliographic references:

J Natl Cancer Inst 1977;58:209-214 - PMID: 833871