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PG-4 (S+L-)

CRL-2032

PG-4 (S+L-) is a glial, astrocyte cell line that was isolated in 1980 from the brain of a normal embryo. This cell line was deposited by KJ Dunn and can be used in neuroscience research.
Product category
Animal cells
Organism
Felis catus, cat
Cell type
astrocyte
Morphology
glial, astrocyte
Tissue
Brain
Disease
Normal
Applications
3D cell culture
Neuroscience
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
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Documentation

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ATCC highly recommends that appropriate personal protective equipment is always used when handling vials. For cultures that require storage in liquid nitrogen, it is important to note that some vials may leak when submersed in liquid nitrogen and will slowly fill with liquid nitrogen. Upon thawing, the conversion of the liquid nitrogen back to its gas phase may result in the vial exploding or blowing off its cap with dangerous force creating flying debris. Unless necessary, ATCC recommends that these cultures be stored in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen rather than submersed in liquid nitrogen.

Required Products

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
This cell line is useful for detection and quantitation of replication competent retroviruses.

Characteristics

Growth properties
Adherent
Age
embryo
Immortalization method
Moloney murine sarcoma virus (Mo-MSV) induced
Comments
The line is resistant to infection and focus formation by ecotropic MuLV.

Handling information

Unpacking and storage instructions
  1. Check all containers for leakage or breakage.
  2. Remove the frozen cells from the dry ice packaging and immediately place the cells at a temperature below ­-130°C, preferably in liquid nitrogen vapor, until ready for use.
Complete medium
The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated McCoy's 5a Medium Modified, Catalog No. 30-2007. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium:
  • heat-inactivated fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 10%
  • Temperature
    37°C
    Atmosphere
    95% Air, 5% CO2
    Handling procedure

    To insure the highest level of viability, thaw the vial and initiate the culture as soon as possible upon receipt. If upon arrival, continued storage of the frozen culture is necessary, it should be stored in liquid nitrogen vapor phase and not at -70°C.  Storage at -70°C will result in loss of viability.

    1. Thaw the vial by gentle agitation in a 37°C water bath. To reduce the possibility of contamination, keep the O-ring and cap out of the water.  Thawing should be rapid (approximately 2 minutes).
    2. Remove the vial from the water bath as soon as the contents are thawed, and decontaminate by dipping in or spraying with 70% ethanol. All of the operations from this point on should be carried out under strict aseptic conditions.
    3. Transfer the vial contents to a centrifuge tube containing 9.0 ml complete culture medium and spin at approximately 125 x g for 5 to 7 minutes. Discard supernatant.
    4. Resuspend the cell pellet with the recommended complete medium and dispense into a 25 cm2 culture flask.  It is important to avoid excessive alkalinity of the medium during recovery of the cells.  It is suggested that, prior to the addition of the vial contents, the culture vessel containing the complete growth medium be placed into the incubator for at least 15 minutes to allow the medium to reach its normal pH (7.0 to 7.6).
    5. Incubate the culture at 37°C in a suitable incubator.  A 5% CO2 in air atmosphere is recommended if using the medium described on this product sheet.

             

    Subculturing procedure
    Remove medium, and rinse the monolayer with fresh 0.25% trypsin, 0.03% EDTA solution. Remove the trypsin, add fresh trypsin (1 to 2 mL) and let the culture sit at room temperature (or at 37°C) until the cells detach (about 10 minutes). Add fresh medium, aspirate and dispense into new flasks.
    Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:4 to 1:12 is recommended
    Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
    Reagents for cryopreservation
    Complete growth medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSO (ATCC 4-X)

    Quality control specifications

    Mycoplasma contamination
    Not detected

    History

    Deposited as
    Felis catus
    Depositors
    KJ Dunn
    Year of origin
    1980

    Legal disclaimers

    Intended use
    This product is intended for laboratory research use only. It is not intended for any animal or human therapeutic use, any human or animal consumption, or any diagnostic use.
    Warranty

    The product is provided 'AS IS' and the viability of ATCC® products is warranted for 30 days from the date of shipment, provided that the customer has stored and handled the product according to the information included on the product information sheet, website, and Certificate of Analysis. For living cultures, ATCC lists the media formulation and reagents that have been found to be effective for the product. While other unspecified media and reagents may also produce satisfactory results, a change in the ATCC and/or depositor-recommended protocols may affect the recovery, growth, and/or function of the product. If an alternative medium formulation or reagent is used, the ATCC warranty for viability is no longer valid.  Except as expressly set forth herein, no other warranties of any kind are provided, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, manufacture according to cGMP standards, typicality, safety, accuracy, and/or noninfringement.

    Disclaimers

    This product is intended for laboratory research use only. It is not intended for any animal or human therapeutic use, any human or animal consumption, or any diagnostic use. Any proposed commercial use is prohibited without a license from ATCC.

    While ATCC uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on this product sheet, ATCC makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. Citations from scientific literature and patents are provided for informational purposes only. ATCC does not warrant that such information has been confirmed to be accurate or complete and the customer bears the sole responsibility of confirming the accuracy and completeness of any such information.

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    Please see the material transfer agreement (MTA) for further details regarding the use of this product. The MTA is available at www.atcc.org.

    Permits & Restrictions

    Import Permit for the State of Hawaii

    If shipping to the U.S. state of Hawaii, you must provide either an import permit or documentation stating that an import permit is not required. We cannot ship this item until we receive this documentation. Contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Plant Industry Division, Plant Quarantine Branch to determine if an import permit is required.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    References

    Curated Citations

    Haapala DK, et al. Isolation from cats of an endogenous type C virus with a novel envelope glycoprotein. J. Virol. 53: 827-833, 1985. PubMed: 2983093

    Bassin RH, et al. Normal DBA/2 mouse cells synthesize a glycoprotein which interferes with MCF virus infection. Virology 123: 139-151, 1982. PubMed: 6959413

    Li Z, et al. PG-4 cell plaque assay for xenotropic murine leukemia virus. J. Virol. Methods 81: 47-53, 1999. PubMed: 10488760

    The cells are useful for detection and assay of various C type retroviruses. PG-4 is one of the cell lines that is recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for detection of replication competent retroviruses in products and reagents for human use.

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