Product category | Animal cells |
Synonyms | F98(EGFR) |
Organism | Rattus norvegicus, rat |
Cell type | - |
Morphology | glial |
Tissue | Brain |
Disease | Undifferentiated Malignant Glioma |
Applications | 3D cell culture Neuroscience |
Characteristics
Growth properties | Adherent |
Derivation | The F98 EGFR was produced by transfecting parental F98 rat glioma cells with an expression vector containing human, wildtype EGFR cDNA. |
Population doubling time | - |
Age | 20 days gestation |
Tumorigenic | Yes; tumorigenic in syngeneic Fischer rats |
Expression markers | Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), expressed |
Comments | F98 EGFR cells express approximately 5 x 105 non-functional EGFR sites per cell compared with an undetectable number of EGFR sites on F98 parental cells. |
Handling information
Unpacking and storage instructions |
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Complete medium | The base medium for this cell line is formulated Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium:
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Temperature | 37°C |
Atmosphere | 95% Air, 5% CO2 |
Handling procedure | To insure the highest level of viability, thaw the vial and initiate the culture as soon as possible upon receipt. If upon arrival, continued storage of the frozen culture is necessary, it should be stored in liquid nitrogen vapor phase and not at -70°C. Storage at -70°C will result in loss of viability.
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Subculturing procedure | Volumes used in this protocol are for 75 cm2 flasks; proportionally reduce or increase amount of dissociation medium for culture vessels of other sizes.
Subcultivation ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:6 to 1:10 is recommended. Medium renewal: Every 2 to 3 days. |
Reagents for cryopreservation | Complete growth medium supplemented with 10% (v/v) DMSO. |
Quality control specifications
Mycoplasma contamination | Not detected |
STR profiling | - |