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Cellosaurus Aag2-AF5 (CVCL_A8M5)

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Cell line name Aag2-AF5
Synonyms AF5
Accession CVCL_A8M5
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: Aag2-AF5 (RRID:CVCL_A8M5)
Comments Group: Insect cell line.
Characteristics: Immunocompetent for RNAi (siRNA and piRNA pathways) and NF-kappaB signalling.
Species of origin Aedes aegypti (Yellowfever mosquito) (Culex aegypti) (NCBI Taxonomy: 7159)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_Z617 (Aag-2)
Children:
CVCL_A8M6 (Aag2-AF319)
Sex of cell Sex unspecified
Age at sampling Neonate larva
Category Spontaneously immortalized cell line
Publications

PubMed=28497119; DOI=10.1128/mSphere.00144-17; PMCID=PMC5415634
Varjak M., Maringer K., Watson M., Sreenu V.B., Fredericks A.C., Pondeville E., Donald C.L., Sterk J., Kean J., Vazeille M., Failloux A.-B., Kohl A., Schnettler E.
Aedes aegypti Piwi4 is a noncanonical PIWI protein involved in antiviral responses.
mSphere 2:e00144.17.1-e00144.17.16(2017)

Cross-references
Cell line collections (Providers) ECACC; 19022601
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q102113496
Entry history
Entry creation29-Oct-2020
Last entry update29-Jun-2023
Version number6