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Cell line name COS-7
Accession number ICLC ATL96005
Brief description Species: monkey, African green; Tissue: kidney; Transformed by: SV40origin defective mutant; Original line: CV-1
Description Species: monkey, African green; Tissue: kidney; Transformed by: SV40origin defective mutant; Original line: CV-1
Depositor Dr T. Florio, Neuroscience Dept, ABC, Genoa, Italy
Reference paper Cell 1981;23:175-182 - DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(81)90282-8 - PMID: 6260373
Morphology and growth continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology fibroblast-like
Culture conditions DMEM + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; Split confluent cultures 1:3-1:6 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 1-3 x 104 cells/cm2; 37C, 5% CO2
Properties The line contains T antigen. Suitable for transfection by vectors requiring expression of SV40 T antigen.
Distribution Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only
Hazard
Species validation Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as monkey with MD, NP
Freezing medium Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO

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