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Cellosaurus BmN4-DR (CVCL_Z089)

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Cell line name BmN4-DR
Accession CVCL_Z089
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: BmN4-DR (RRID:CVCL_Z089)
Comments Group: Insect cell line.
Characteristics: Used in a transient luciferase assay system for measuring extrachromosomal homologous recombination (HR). Expresses a disrupted luciferase gene which can become enzymatically active through HR (PubMed=14680819).
Genetic integration: Method=Transfection; Gene=UniProtKB; P27652; Renilla-type luciferase.
Derived from site: In situ; Ovary; UBERON=UBERON_0000992.
Species of origin Bombyx mori (Silk moth) (NCBI Taxonomy: 7091)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_Z634 (BmN4)
Sex of cell Female
Category Spontaneously immortalized cell line
Publications

PubMed=14680819; DOI=10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.169
Mon H., Kusakabe T., Bando H., Kojima K., Kawaguchi Y., Koga K.
Analysis of extrachromosomal homologous recombination in cultured silkworm cells.
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 312:684-690(2003)

Cross-references
Cell line collections (Providers) RCB; RCB2125
Cell line databases/resources CLO; CLO_0051458
ICLDB; bmn4-dr
Anatomy/cell type resources BTO; BTO_0001717
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54797604
Entry history
Entry creation10-Apr-2015
Last entry update19-Dec-2024
Version number10