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Cell line nameHaCaT
Accession numberICLC HL14001
Brief descriptionSpecies: human; Tissue: skin
DescriptionSpecies: human; Tissue: skin; Derived from: adult human skin
DepositorDr. G. Angelini, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy
Reference paperJ Cell Biol. 1988 Mar;106(3):761-71 - DOI: 10.1083/jcb.106.3.761 - PMID: 2450098
Morphology and growthcontinuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology Keratinocyte
Culture conditionsDMEM + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; split confluent cultures 1:5 -1:8 using trypsin/EDTA (6 -10 min.); 5% CO2
Propertiesstudying regulation of keratinization in human cells
DistributionCell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only
HazardHandle under Biosafety Level 1 containment
Freezing medium95% FCS + 5% DMSO
Validation assaysIdentification confirmed by Short Tandem Repeat (STR) profile.
D5S818:11,12; D13S317:10,12; D7S820:9,11; D16S539:9,12; VWA:16,17; TH01:9.3; AM:X; TPOX:11,12; CSF1PO:9,11; D21S11:30.2
CommentsOriginator of the cell line: Petra Boukamp. In vitro spontaneous transformation of human adult keratinocytes from normal skin.

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