HEK293A EGFP-LC3 Cell Line

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HEK 293A EGFP-LC3 is a stable epithelial cell line expressing EGFP-tagged LC3 (rat) in a HEK293A background. Access through CancerTools.org.

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Inventor Institute
Sharon Tooze Cancer Research UK, London Research Institute: Lincoln's Inn Fields
SKU: 151480
Product description: HEK 293A EGFP-LC3 is a stable epithelial cell line expressing EGFP-tagged LC3 (rat) in a HEK293A background. This line functions as a reporter cell line to monitor the induction of autophagy after aminoacid starvation or rapamycin treatment as well as autophagosome formation. This cell line uses GFP-LC3 as a standard assay read out and can be evaluated by both immunofluorescence and biochemical methods.
Conditional: Yes
Production details: EGFP-LC3 (rat) plasmid was transfected into HEK293A cells. The cells were selected with 800ug/ml geneticin. Single cell clones were selected and grown up. Several clones were tested and clone 2GL9 was taken as the best based on a number of parameters (inc. GFP-LC3 expression levels and responsiveness to amino acid deprivation).
Additional notes: HEK293 cells were obtained under licence from AdVec
Cellosaurus ID: CVCL_W347
Parental cell line: HEK293
Disease: Cancer
Cat. #: 151480
Provenance and Ownership: The HEK293A EGFP-LC3 Cell Line is owned by Cancer Research UK. CancerTools supplies the HEK293A EGFP-LC3 Cell Line under licence from Cancer Research UK and is the authorised source for its distribution. Sourcing HEK293A EGFP-LC3 Cell Line directly from the IP owner ensures authenticity, provenance and compliance with all applicable licensing and research use requirements.
Tool sub type: Continuous
Unit size: 1×10^6 cells / vial
Research Fields: Apoptosis and autophagy; Cancer; Cell biology; Cell signaling and signal transduction; Drug development; Metabolism
Organism: Human
Tissue: Embryo
Model: Transgenic
Growth properties: Autophagy
Format: Frozen
Shipping conditions: Dry ice
Growth medium: DMEM + 10% FCS + 2mM Glutamine. (400ug/ml geneticin can be added for maintainance but this is not normally necessary as the GFP-LC3 expression level is maintained over at least 20 passages).
Recommended controls: HEK293-A parental line
References:

Chan et al. 2007. J Biol Chem. 282(35):25464-74. PMID: 17595159.

siRNA screening of the kinome identifies ULK1 as a multidomain modulator of autophagy.

Kchl et al. 2006. Traffic. 7(2):129-45. PMID: 16420522.

Microtubules facilitate autophagosome formation and fusion of autophagosomes with endosomes.

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HEK293A EGFP-LC3 Cell Line. Image courtesy of the European Collection of Authenticated Cell Cultures (ECACC)

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