Daudi cells

Catalog #:

C0003010

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Disease:

Burkitt's lymphoma

Origin:

Established from the Burkitt lymphoma (left orbital biopsy) of a 16-year-old African boy in 1967; cells were described to be EBV-positive and to express mRNA for proto-oncogene BCL2

Species:

Homo sapiens

Tissue:

Peripheral blood

Morphology:

Lymphoblast

Properties:

Round single cells in suspension

Cytogenic data:

human near diploid karyotype with 20% polyploidy - 46(45-48)<2n>XY/XXY, +7, -9, t(8;14)(q24;q32)

Patient:

Male, Black, 16 yrs of age

Medium:

RPMI1640 + 10% FBS

Subculture:

maintain at 0.5-1.0 x 10^6 cells/ml; split ratio 1:2 to 1:4 every 2-4 days; cells may grow slowly initially; seed at 0.5-1 x 10^6 cells/ml; maximal cell density at 1.5x10^6 viable cells/mL; 5% CO2; 37 °C

Freezing Medium:

Complete culture medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSO