

Overview
| Permits and Restrictions | |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens, human |
| Tissue | pancreas; derived from metastatic site: liver |
| Product Format | frozen |
| Morphology | epithelial |
| Culture Properties | adherent |
| Biosafety Level |
1
Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country. |
| Disease | adenocarcinoma |
| Age | 40 years |
| Gender | male |
| Ethnicity | Caucasian |
| Applications |
This cell line is a suitable transfection host.
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Properties
| Karyotype | (P7) hypotriploid with abnormalities including dicentrics, breaks, acrocentric fragments, large submetacentric and subtelocentric chromosomes plus minute marker |
|---|---|
| Clinical Data |
male
40 years
Caucasian
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| Antigen Expression | Blood Type A; Rh+; HLA A2, A9, B13, B17 |
| Receptor Expression | Progesterone receptor, positiveRef, estrogen receptor, alpha, positive Ref |
| Genes Expressed |
mucin, Blood Type A; Rh+; HLA A2, A9, B13, B17
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| Cellular Products |
mucin
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| Tumorigenic | Yes |
| Effects |
Yes, in nude mice; forms adenocarcinoma consistent with pancreatic duct carcinoma
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| Comments |
The cells will slough off of the growth surface if they become too heavy.
Capan-1 expresses the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and secrete gastric type mucins.
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Background
| Complete Growth Medium |
The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated Iscove''s Modified Dulbecco''s Medium, Catalog No. 30-2005. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 20%. |
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| Subculturing |
Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days |
| Cryopreservation |
culture medium 95%; DMSO, 5%
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| Culture Conditions |
Temperature: 37¡ãC
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