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Human gall bladder carcinoma cell line producing TA-4 antigen.
Other Name
Animal
human
Strain
Genus
Homo
Species
sapiens
Sex
M
Age
43
Identity
available
Tissue for Primary Cancer
liver, gallbladder
Case history
gallbladder carcinoma
Metastasis
Yes
Tissue Metastasized
peritoneal effusion
Genetics
Chromosome number distribute in a broad range from 52 to 139.
Life Span
infinite
Crisis PDL
Morphology
clusters with monolayer cells
Character
Only TA-4 antigen detected in the spent medium while high levele SLX, CA19-9, SPan-1 and TA-4 were observed in the serum of patient.
Classify
tumor
Established by
Yamada,N. et.al.
Registered by
Hirakawa,K.
Regulation for Distribution
Comment
Cells are tumorigenic in nude mice. Poorly defferentiated adenocarcinoma. The cell line was identified to be a unique cell line by STR-PCR experiment (2002.June).
Year
2002
Medium
Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium 0.5mM pyruvate, 2mM glutamine and 10% fetal calf serum.
Methods for Passages
Cell Number on Passage
Race
Japanese
CO2 Conc.
5 %
Tissue Sampling
malignant peritoneal effusion
Tissue Type
Detection of virus genome fragment by Real-time PCR
Detected DNA Virus
tested
Detected RNA Virus
tested
CMV
-
parvoB19
-
HCV
-
HTLV-1
-
EBV
-
HBV
-
HIV-1
-
HTLV-2
-
HHV6
-
HTLV-1
-
HIV-2
-
HAV
-
HHV7
-
HTLV-2
-
-/negative.
+/positive.
nt/not tested.
(positive (+) does not immediately mean the production of infectious viral particles.)
Establishment and characterization of a new human gallbladder carcinoma cell line (OCUG-1) producing TA-4. Yamada N,Chung Y,Ohtani H,Ikeda T,Onoda N,Sawada T,Nishiguchi Y,Hasuma T,Sowa M Int J Oncol. 1997 Jun;10(6):1251-5