A549 Cell Line human

human lung (carcinoma)

Adherent

Hypotriploid

Epithelial

Lecithin, High amounts of de-saturated fatty acids.

Not specified

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

cancer

dry ice

−196℃

Human Caucasian lung carcinoma

Derived from a 58 year old Caucasian male. The cells can synthesise lecithin utilising the cytidine diphosphocholine pathway. Occasional cells may also contain inclusion bodies although they are not known to carry any human pathogen.

Enzymatic studies
Human A549 cell line has been used:

• to study the ability of 2-(2,4-dihydroxyphenyl)thieno-1,3-thiazin-4-one (BChTT) to inhibit cancer cell proliferation and identify mechanisms involved in its actions
• to study the effects of insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) on proliferation and apoptosis in A549 cells
• to culture A549 cells in different media over a long term and identify conditions for promoting alveolar type II differentiation characteristics in A549 cells

STR-PCR Data: Amelogenin: X,Y
CSF1PO: 10,12
D13S317: 11
D16S539: 11,12
D5S818: 11
D7S820: 8,11
THO1: 8,9.3
TPOX: 8,11
vWA: 14

Ham′s F12K + 2mM Glutamine + 10% Foetal Bovine Serum FBS / FCS.

Split sub-confluent cultures (70-80%) 1:3 to 1:6 i.e. seeding at 2-4x10,000 cells/cm² using 0.25% Trypsin or tTrypsin/EDTA; 5% CO₂; 37℃.

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