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Cellosaurus CU-5 (CVCL_T550)

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Cell line name CU-5
Synonyms GBCL-1; CU5; MDCC-CU5
Accession CVCL_T550
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: CU-5 (RRID:CVCL_T550)
Comments Group: Bird cell line.
Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 10390; Gallid herpesvirus 2 (Marek's disease virus).
Disease Marek disease (NCIt: C84884)
Species of origin Gallus gallus (Chicken) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9031)
Breed/subspecies: GB-1.
Category Cancer cell line
Publications

PubMed=624595; DOI=10.1002/ijc.2910210117
Calnek B.W., Murthy K.K., Schat K.A.
Establishment of Marek's disease lymphoblastoid cell lines from transplantable versus primary lymphomas.
Int. J. Cancer 21:100-107(1978)

PubMed=18766641; DOI=10.1080/03079458708436402
Nazerian K.
An updated list of avian cell lines and transplantable tumours.
Avian Pathol. 16:527-544(1987)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54814831
Entry history
Entry creation03-Feb-2014
Last entry update21-Mar-2023
Version number6