| Inventor | Institute |
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| Jorgen Fogh | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) |
| SKU: | 161931 |
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| Product description: | Saos-2 is a human osteosarcoma cell line, which displays several osteoblastic features. |
| Gender: | Female |
| Cellosaurus ID: | CVCL_0548 |
| Products or characteristics of interest: | Karyotype: The stemline chromosome number is hypotriploid with the modal number of 56 chromosomes per cell and the 2S component occurring at 13.2%. Over two-thirds of the chromosome complement consisted of structurally rearranged chromosomes., Most marker chromosomes had complex rearrangements. The origin of the segments composing these markers could not be identified. Of the identifiable markers, 6p+/q+, 7p+, 11p+, and 12p+ occasionally were present at 2 copies per cell., The Y chromosome was not detected in the QM stained preparation. Isoenzymes: AK-1, 1; ES-D, 2; G6PD, B; GLO-I, 2; Me-2, 1; PGM1, 1-2; PGM3, 1-2 |
| Cat. #: | 161931 |
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| Tissue: | Bone tissue |
| Gender: | Female |
| Morphology: | Epithelial |
| Growth properties: | Adherent |
| Primary citation: | Fogh et al. 1977. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 58.2.209. PMID: 833871. |
| Shipping conditions: | Dry Ice |
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| Growth medium: | McCoy’s 5a Medium Modified with fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 10%. |
| Temperature: | 37° C |
| Atmosphere: | 5% CO2 in air |
| Storage medium: | Complete growth medium supplemented with 5% DMSO |
| Biosafety level: | 1 |
| References: |
MM et al. 1985. Virology. 145.2. PMID: 2992153. Yee et al. 1985. The American journal of pathology. 361-366. PMID: 2990217. |
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