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HOS

HOS

Catalogue No.

87070202

Cell Line Name

HOS

Cell Line Description

Derived from a 13 year old female caucasian. Cells are sensitive to both virus and chemical transformation and exhibit a flat morphology, low saturation density and low plating efficiency in soft agar. HOS and 143B (ECACC Catalogue number 91112502) originated from the same host: 143B is TK- and originated indirectly from HOS which is TK+ (Skovgaard et al 2010 PMID: 20544518).

Characteristics

Tissue of Origin

Bone

DNA profile (STR Profile)

Amelogenin: X
CSF1PO: 12
D5S818: 13
D7S820: 11,12
D13S317: 12
D16S539: 10,13
TH01: 6
TPOX: 8,11
vWA: 18

Karyotype

2n = 46, hyperdiploid

Applications

Virus, transformation and biochemical studies

Disease

Osteosarcoma

Culture Conditions

Cell Type

Epithelial-like

Subculture Routine

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 2-4x10,000 cells/cm² using 0.05% trypsin or trypsin/EDTA; 5% CO₂; 37°C.

Culture Medium

EMEM (EBSS) + 2mM Glutamine + 1% Non Essential Amino Acids (NEAA) + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum (FBS).

Growth Mode

Adherent

Additional Info

Depositor

Obtained from ATCC

Country of Origin

United States

Hazard Group (ACDP)

Hazard Group (ACDP) 2

Applications

References

Int J Cancer 1975;15:23; Int J Cancer 1975;16:840; Cancer Res 1971;27:397

Bibliography

Not specified

Available Formats

  • Frozen
  • DNA-5µg (100ng/µl)

If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: HOS (ECACC 87070202).

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