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Cellosaurus extEqFK (CVCL_WL34)

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Cell line name extEqFK
Synonyms extended-lifespan Equine Fetal Kidney
Accession CVCL_WL34
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: extEqFK (RRID:CVCL_WL34)
Comments Senescence: Has an extended life span, but it is not sure if it is immortal.
Virology: Susceptible to infection by equine herpesvirus type 2 (EHV-2) and equine herpesvirus type 5 (EHV-5). Can produce a high titer of EHV-5.
Doubling time: ~24 hours (Direct_author_submission).
Genetic integration: Method=Transduction; Gene=UniProtKB; P03126; Human papillomavirus type 16 protein E6.
Genetic integration: Method=Transduction; Gene=UniProtKB; P03129; Human papillomavirus type 16 protein E7.
Genetic integration: Method=Transduction; Gene=UniProtKB; P00552; Transposon Tn5 neo.
Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 333760; Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16).
Miscellaneous: Doubling time, sex of donor and breed of donor from personal communication of Thorsteinsdottir, Lilja.
Derived from site: In situ; Fetal kidney; UBERON=UBERON_0002113.
Species of origin Equus caballus (Horse) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9796)
Breed/subspecies: Icelandic; VBO=VBO_0000991.
Originate from same individual CVCL_WL35 ! extEqFL
Sex of cell Female
Age at sampling 5FM
Category Transformed cell line
Publications

PubMed=27173610; DOI=10.1007/s11626-016-0046-9
Thorsteinsdottir L., Torsteinsdottir S., Svansson V.
Establishment and characterization of fetal equine kidney and lung cells with extended lifespan. Susceptibility to equine gammaherpesvirus infection and transfection efficiency.
In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Anim. 52:872-877(2016)

Cross-references
Cell line collections (Providers) ABM; T0084
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q93547462
Entry history
Entry creation24-May-2019
Last entry update10-Sep-2024
Version number11