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BCRJ: 0059
Cell Line: CACO-2
Tissue: EPITHELIUM
Organ: COLON
Cell Type: EPITHELIAL
Morphology: EPITHELIAL
Pathology: ADENOCARCINOMA
Scientific Name: HOMO SAPIENS
Vulgar Name: HUMAN; CAUCASIAN
Sex: MALE
Miscelaneous Info: 72 YEARS OLD
Virus Succeptibility:
Virus Resistance:
Tumor Formation: IN NUDE MICE
Products:
Dependency Isoenzymes: Me-2,1; PGM3,1; PGM1,1; ES D,1; AK1,1; GLO-1; G6PD,B.
Culture Medium: Dulbecco's MEM 90%, fetal bovine serum 10%. Subculture procedure: standard trypsinization techniques. A split ratio 1:3 is recomended.
Consigner: 1- Dr. Alain Zweibaum, INSERN, France, through Dr. Joao R. C. Andrade, FCM, UERJ, Rio de Janeiro. 2- Cláudia Maria Oliveira Simões Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, CIF, CCS, UFSC Campus Universitário Trindade Florianópolis/SC 3- CRISTINA MASSOCO- CIALLYX Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, n 2242- Cid. Universitária Cidade Universitária SP/SP
Reference: J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 58: 209-214, 1977; J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 59: 221-226, 1977.
Additional Info: Isolated from a primary colonic tumour, this human cell line grows in monolayer, forming microvilosities after reaching confluence. When inoculated in nude mice forms moderately adenocarcinoma, consistent with the colonic primary (grade II) cancer.
ATCC: HBT 37
Biosafety: 01


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