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Cellosaurus HeLa-MAGI (CVCL_D259)

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Cell line name HeLa-MAGI
Synonyms HeLa MAGI; HeLa Magi; MAGI; HeLa-CD4-LTR-beta-gal; HeLa-CD4-LTR/beta-gal; CD4-LTR/beta-gal; HeLa-Multinuclear Activation of a Galactosidase Indicator
Accession CVCL_D259
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: HeLa-MAGI (RRID:CVCL_D259)
Comments Population: African American.
Characteristics: Transfected with a construct pJK2 containing the HIV-1 LTR fused to a lacZ reporter gene that contains a MPKKKRK N-terminal sequence directing it to the nucleus (PubMed=1548759).
Virology: Can be used to determine quantitatively the titer of laboratory-adapted HIV-1 strains (PubMed=1548759).
Genetic integration: Method=Transduction; Gene=HGNC; HGNC:1678; CD4.
Genetic integration: Method=Transduction; Gene=UniProtKB; P00552; Transposon Tn5 neo.
Genetic integration: Method=Transfection; Gene=UniProtKB; P00722; Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase (lacZ).
Genetic integration: Method=Transfection; Gene=UniProtKB; P00557; Escherichia coli hygromycin-B 4-O-kinase (hph) (HygR).
Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 333761; Human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18).
Derived from site: In situ; Uterus, cervix; UBERON=UBERON_0000002.
Disease Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma (NCIt: C27677)
Species of origin Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_E8AI (HeLa-CD4)
Children:
CVCL_D260 (HeLa-MAGI-CCR5)CVCL_E8AM (MAGIC-5)
Sex of cell Female
Age at sampling 30Y6M
Category Cancer cell line
STR profile Source(s): RCB=RCB2356

Markers:
AmelogeninX
CSF1PO9,10
D5S81811,12
D7S8208,12
D13S31712
D16S5399,10
TH017
TPOX8,12
vWA16,18

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Publications

PubMed=1548759; DOI=10.1128/JVI.66.4.2232-2239.1992; PMCID=PMC289016
Kimpton J., Emerman M.
Detection of replication-competent and pseudotyped human immunodeficiency virus with a sensitive cell line on the basis of activation of an integrated beta-galactosidase gene.
J. Virol. 66:2232-2239(1992)

Cross-references
Cell line collections (Providers) BEI_Resources; ARP-1470
RCB; RCB2356
Cell line databases/resources CLO; CLO_0050934
Anatomy/cell type resources BTO; BTO_0003588
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54882719
Entry history
Entry creation22-Oct-2012
Last entry update10-Apr-2025
Version number23