C4-2(ICGE-C4-2,IC-42766)
Overview
Permits and Restrictions | |
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Organism | Homo sapiens, human |
Tissue | prostate |
Product Format | frozen 1.0 mL |
Morphology | epithelial-like |
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 | prostate cancer |
Gender | male |
Ethnicity | Caucasian |
Applications | Property of this cell line: Secretion of prostate specific antigen to culture medium. Applications: Prostate cancer tumorigenicity, androgen-independent progression, and bone metastasis |
Storage Conditions | liquid nitrogen vapor phase |
Properties
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Derivation | C4 cells were isolated from a human prostate cancer LNCaP cell subcutaneous xenograft tumor of castrated mouse. LNCaP cells were isolated from a patient lymph node metastasis of prostate cancer. |
Comments | The human prostatic carcinoma cell line, LNCaP (1 x 106 cells; passage # 29) as described in Horoszewiez, JS et al. Cancer Research 43:1809-1818, 1983; was co-inoculated into an athymic male nude mouse with (1 x 106) human fibroblasts derived from an osteosarcoma (cell line MS). The nude mouse host was castrated after 8 weeks incubation. A tumor specimen was excised after a total of 12 weeks. The C4 cell line constitutes the in vitro cultured subline grown from the murine host¡¯s tumor. When the C4 sub-line was subsequently co-inoculated with MS osteosarcoma fibroblasts in a castrated athymic male nude mouse host for another 12 weeks by the same protocol described above. Prostatic epithelial cells cultured from the resultant tumor in this host constituted the C4-2 subline. Tumorigenicity & Osseous Metastasis: Orthotopic administration of 1 x 106 resuspended C4-2 cells in both intact and castrated athymic male nude mice yielded 100% tumorigenicity (20/20 and 14/14, respectively). Osseous prostate cancer metasteses were detected in both intact and castrated murine hosts (2/20 and 3/14, respectively |
Background
Complete Growth Medium | The base medium for this cell line is 400 mL DMEM plus 100 mL Ham¡¯s F12. To make the complete medium add 10% fetal bovine serum (ATCC 30-2020; heat-inactivate before using), 5 ¦Ìg/ml insulin, 13.6 pg/ml triiodothyronine, 5 ¦Ìg/ml transferrin, 0.25 ¦Ìg/ml biotin, and 25 ¦Ìg/ml adenine. |
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Subculturing |
Volumes used in this protocol are for 75 cm2 flask; proportionally reduce or increase amount of dissociation medium for culture vessels of other sizes. Corning® T-75 flasks (catalog #430641) are recommended for subculturing this product.
Interval: Maintain cultures at a cell concentration between 3 X 104 and 1 X 105 cell/cm2.
Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:3 to 1:8 is recommended
Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
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Culture Conditions |
Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5%
Temperature: 37¡ãC
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