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Cellosaurus HT [Human HeLa contaminated cell line] (CVCL_WU77)

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Cell line name HT [Human HeLa contaminated cell line]
Synonyms Human Trophoblast
Accession CVCL_WU77
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: HT [Human HeLa contaminated cell line] (RRID:CVCL_WU77)
Comments Problematic cell line: Contaminated. Shown to be a HeLa derivative (BCRC=60527). Originally thought to originate from the placenta a 29 year old female donor.
Population: African American.
Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 333761; Human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18).
Derived from site: In situ; Uterus, cervix; UBERON=UBERON_0000002.
Disease Human papillomavirus-related cervical adenocarcinoma (NCIt: C27677)
Species of origin Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_0030 (HeLa)
Sex of cell Female
Age at sampling 30Y6M
Category Cancer cell line
Web pages http://www.bcrc.firdi.org.tw/attach/2019-05-28/a.pdf
Publications

PubMed=7952508; DOI=10.1007/BF02631307
Ho C.-K., Li S.-Y., Yu K.-J., Wang C.-C., Chiang H., Wang S.-Y.
Characterization of a human tumorigenic, poorly differentiated trophoblast cell line.
In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Anim. 30:415-417(1994)

PubMed=11409691; DOI=10.1007/BF02577537
Ho C.-K., Au L.-C., Peng H.-J., Wang S.-Y.
Transforming growth factor beta may act as an autocrine-survival-promoting factor for transformed trophoblasts.
In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Anim. 37:245-250(2001)

Cross-references
Cell line collections (Providers) BCRC; 60527 - Discontinued
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q94304079
Entry history
Entry creation05-Jul-2019
Last entry update30-Jan-2024
Version number7