XB-2
CL-177 ™
CL-177 ™
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XB-2 cells can undergo a process of terminal differention similar to keratinocytes.
When cultured at low cell density as adherent cells, few cells differentiate.
When placed in suspension culture, however, cultures demonstrate colony forming ability decrease, nuclear pyknosis and other features of keratinocyte differentiation.
Note: This cell line requires a feeder layer of irradiated mouse fibroblasts when starting from a thawed ampule and at subculture. THE CELLS WILL NOT SURVIVE WITHOUT A FEEDER LAYER. It is recommended that the feeder cells ATCC 56-X, irradiated STO , be plated 2 to 24 hours before use.
Subcultivation Ratio: See subcultivation information above
Medium Renewal: Once per week
Note: For more information on enzymatic dissociation and subculturing of cell lines consult Chapter 13 in Culture of Animal Cells: A Manual of Basic Technique by R. Ian Freshney, 5th edition, published by Wiley - Liss, N.Y., 2005.
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Green H, Rheinwald JG. Process for serially culturing keratinocytes. US Patent 4,016,036 dated Apr 5 1977
Morrissey JH, Green H. Differentiation-related death of an established keratinocyte line in suspension culture. J. Cell. Physiol. 97: 469-476, 1978. PubMed: 730781
Stevens LC. The development of transplantable teratocarcinomas from intratesticular grafts of pre- and postimplantation mouse embryos. Dev. Biol. 21: 364-382, 1970. PubMed: 5436899
XB-2 was isolated from a transplantable mouse teratoma (No. 69691) established by L. C. Stevens.
Hay, R. J., Caputo, J. L., and Macy, M. L., Eds. (1992), ATCC Quality Control Methods for Cell Lines. 2nd edition, Published by ATCC.