BT-20 cells
Catalog #:
C0006014
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Disease:
Carcinoma
Origin:
This breast tumor line was established in 1958 by isolation and cultivation of cells spilling out of the tumor when it was cut in thin slices. ¬
Species:
Homo sapiens
Mammary gland/breast
Epithelial;
Adherent
Normal chromosomes N3, N4, N9, N13, N14, and X may be absent. The markers der(11)t(11;?)(q25;?) (M1); der(1)t(1;3)(p22?;p13?) (M2); and der(2)t(2;?) (q37;?) (M5) were detected
74 year old Caucasian, female
AddexBio-formulated EMEM (C0005-01) + 10% FBS
Subculture at 1:2 to 1:4; feed cells 2 to 3 times weekly. Culture at 5% CO2, 37°C
Complete culture medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSO I
Bacteria: Negative
Yeast: Negative
Mycoplasma: Negative
HIV: Negative
Hepatitis B: Negative
Hepatitis C: Negative
Amelogenin: X
CSF1PO: 12
D13S317: 11
D16S539: 11,14
D5S818: 12
D7S820: 10
THO1: 7,9.3
TPOX: 11
vWA: 16,17
If use of this culture results in a scientific publication, it should be cited in the publication as: BT-20 (AddexBio C0006014)
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References for BT-20 cells:
1. LASFARGUES EY, OZZELLO L. Cultivation of human breast carcinomas. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1958 Dec;21(6):1131-1147. PMID: 13611537