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Vero

cell line / Cercopithecus aethiops / epithelial

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Lot number:
Vero-12-21
Deposit date:
21.12.2021
Number of cells per ampoule:
1×10⁶
Material form:
frozen in cryopreservation medium in liquid nitrogen vapor PHOTO
Synonyms and presence in other collections:
Vero (ATCC)
Origin:
Cercopithecus aethiops, kidney epithelium of the African green monkey
Morphology:
epithelial
Tumorigenicity:
non-tumorigenic in Balb/c nude mice
Phenotypic markers (expressed antigens):
H-2d
Cell growth properties:
adherent
Culture conditions:
medium – RPMI-1640, fetal bovine serum 10%, 2mM L-glutamine, HEPES 1%, penicillin (100 U/mL), streptomycin (100 µg/mL). 37 °C, 5% CO2
Subculture procedure:
twice a week, cell detachment with 0.25 % Trypsin-EDTA solution, split ratio 1:5
Cryopreservation:
RPMI-1640, fetal bovine serum 40%, DMSO 7.5 %, ≥1×10⁶ cells per ampoule
Viability after cryopreservation:
96% (trypan blue staining at passage zero)
Contamination:
Bacteria, yeast, fungi, protozoa not detected (visual method) Mycoplasma not detected (PCR method) Contamination with HCV, HBV, HIV, EBV, CMV, HHV, HPV viruses not detected (PCR method)
Application area:
carcinogenesis, cell biology