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Cell Biology
ATCC® Number: CCL-107™    Price: $275.00
Designations: C6
Depositors:  G Sato
Biosafety Level: 1
Shipped: frozen
Medium & Serum: See Propagation
Growth Properties: adherent
Organism: Rattus norvegicus (rat)
Morphology: fibroblast
Source: Organ: brain
Disease: glioma
Cell Type: glial cell;
Cellular Products: S-100 protein; produce glyceryl phosphate dehydrogenase in response to glucocorticoids; somatotrophin
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Applications: transfection host (Nucleofection technology from Lonza
Roche FuGENE® Transfection Reagents)
Receptors: glucocorticoid
Virus Resistance: poliovirus 3
Cytogenetic Analysis: Stemline number is diploid. Karyotype is stable within the stemline number and is that of a normal male.
Three cells with breaks; one with a secondary constriction, one with a dicentric, one with a rearrangement and four with terminal or centromere associations.
Comments: The glial cell strain, C6, was cloned from a rat glial tumor induced by N-nitrosomethylurea by Benda et al. after a series of alternate culture and animal passages [PubMed: 4873531]. S-100 production increases ten fold as cells grow from low density to confluency.
Propagation: ATCC complete growth medium: The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated F-12K Medium, Catalog No. 30-2004. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 2.5%; horse serum to a final concentration of 15%.
Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5%
Temperature: 37.0°C
Subculturing: Protocol:
  1. Remove and discard culture medium.
  2. Briefly rinse the cell layer with 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin - 0.53 mM EDTA solution to remove all traces of serum which contains trypsin inhibitor.
  3. Add 2.0 to 3.0 ml of Trypsin-EDTA solution to flask and observe cells under an inverted microscope until cell layer is dispersed (usually within 5 to 15 minutes).
    Note: To avoid clumping do not agitate the cells by hitting or shaking the flask while waiting for the cells to detach. Cells that are difficult to detach may be placed at 37C to facilitate dispersal.
  4. Add 6.0 to 8.0 ml of complete growth medium and aspirate cells by gently pipetting.
  5. Add appropriate aliquots of the cell suspension to new culture vessels.
  6. Incubate cultures at 37C.

Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:2 to 1:3 is recommended
Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
Preservation: Freeze medium: culture medium, 95%; DMSO, 5%
Storage temperature: liquid nitrogen vapor phase
Related Products: Recommended medium (without the additional supplements or serum described under ATCC Medium):ATCC 30-2004
recommended serum:ATCC 30-2020
recommended serum:ATCC 30-2040
0.25% (w/v) Trypsin - 0.53 mM EDTA in Hank' BSS (w/o Ca++, Mg++):ATCC 30-2101
Cell culture tested DMSO:ATCC 4-X
References: 1022: Benda P, et al. Differentiated rat glial cell strain in tissue culture. Science 161: 370-371, 1968. PubMed: 4873531
25965: Lightbody JJ, et al. Establishment of differentiated clonal strains of glial brain cells in culture. Fed. Proc. 27: 720, 1968.
32720: Chen Y, et al. Demonstration of binding of dengue virus envelope protein to target cells. J. Virol. 70: 8765-8772, 1996. PubMed: 8971005
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