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Cell Biology
ATCC® Number: HTB-72™    Price: $273.00
Designations: SK-MEL-28
Depositors:  T Takahashi
Biosafety Level: 1
Shipped: frozen
Medium & Serum: See Propagation
Growth Properties: adherent
Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
Morphology: polygonal
Source: Organ: skin
Disease: malignant melanoma
Permits/Forms: In addition to the MTA mentioned above, other ATCC and/or regulatory permits may be required for the transfer of this ATCC material. Anyone purchasing ATCC material is ultimately responsible for obtaining the permits. Please click here for information regarding the specific requirements for shipment to your location.
Restrictions: The cells are distributed for research purposes only. The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center releases the line subject to the following: 1.) The cells or their products must not be distributed to third parties. Commercial interests are the exclusive property of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. 2.) Any proposed commercial use of these cells must first be negotiated with The Director, Office of Industrial Affairs, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021; phone (212) 639-6181; FAX (212) 717-3439.
Applications: transfection host (Roche FuGENE® Transfection Reagents)
Tumorigenic: Yes
Antigen Expression: Blood Type A; Rh+; HLA A11, A26, B40, DRw4
DNA Profile (STR): Amelogenin: X,Y
CSF1PO: 10,12
D13S317: 11,12
D16S539: 9,12
D5S818: 11,13
D7S820: 10,9.3
THO1: 7
TPOX: 8,12
vWA: 16,19
Cytogenetic Analysis: modal number = 90; range = 81 to 96. This is a hypotetraploid human cell line with the modal chromosome number of 90, occurring in 50% of cells. The rate of cells with a higher ploidy was 3.6%. This cell line has a very complex karyotype. There were 18 or more marker chromosomes that were common to most cells. Markers der(1)t(1;2) (p36.1;q21), del(1) (q2101) and several others had two copies per cell and t(2p14q), t(3q7p) and others had a single copy per cell. The Y/autosome translocation marker was identified as der(20)t(Y;20) (q11.23;q13.3) and had two copies per cell. The inclusion of a short segment of the euchromatic Yq11.23 was confirmed by the Southern blot DNA analysis. There were two normal X chromosomes per cell; Normal Y, N1 and N11 were absent; N19 had five or more copies per cell.
Isoenzymes: AK-1, 1-2
ES-D, 1
G6PD, B
GLO-I, 2
PGM1, 1
PGM3, 1
Age: 51 years adult
Gender: male
Comments: This is one of a very extensive series of melanoma lines (see also ATCCHTB-70,ATCCHTB-71 and ATCCHTB-73) isolated by T. Takahashi and associates.
Propagation: ATCC complete growth medium: The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated Eagle's Minimum Essential Medium, Catalog No. 30-2003. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 10%.
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 that 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 37°C 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 37°C.

Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:3 to 1:8 is recommended
Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
Preservation: Freeze medium: Complete growth 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 30-2003
recommended serum:ATCC 30-2020
purified DNA:ATCC HTB-72D
References: 22539: Fogh J, et al. One hundred and twenty-seven cultured human tumor cell lines producing tumors in nude mice. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 59: 221-226, 1977. PubMed: 327080
23226: Pollack MS, et al. HLA-A, B, C and DR alloantigen expression on forty-six cultured human tumor cell lines. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 66: 1003-1012, 1981. PubMed: 7017212
23256: Carey TE, et al. Cell surface antigens of human malignant melanoma: mixed hemadsorption assays for humoral immunity to cultured autologous melanoma cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 73: 3278-3282, 1976. PubMed: 1067619
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