Calu-6 Cell Line

This cell line was established in 1971 from lung metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma. CaLu-6 is a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line.

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Inventor Institute
Jorgen Fogh Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)
Cat. #: 161924
Cancer types: Lung cancer
Organism: Human
Tissue: Lung
Gender: Female
Model: Tumourigenic
Morphology: Epithelial
Growth properties: Adherent
Primary citation: Wright et al. 1981. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 66:239-247. PMID: 6936474.
Product description: This cell line was established in 1971 from lung metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma. CaLu-6 is a human lung adenocarcinoma cell line.
Gender: Female
Model description: Tumourigenic in nude mice; forms poorly differentiated carcinoma
Products or characteristics of interest: Karyotype: The stemline chromosome number is hypotriploid and the 2S component occurred at 5.8%. Modal chromosome number is 59. Fourteen marker chromosomes (constitutive) were common to most S metaphases. No Y chromosome was detected in the QM stained preparation. Isoenzymes: AK-1, 1; ES-D, 1; G6PD, B; GLO-I, 2; Me-2, 1; PGM1, 2; PGM3, 1
Storage conditions: Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
Shipping conditions: Dry Ice
Growth medium: EMEM supplemented with FBS to a final concentration of 10%
Temperature: 37° C
Atmosphere: 5% CO2 in air
Storage medium: Complete growth medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSO
Biosafety level: 1
References:

Wright et al. 1981. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 66:239-247. PMID: 6936474.

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