BT-474 (ATCC® HTB-20™)

Organism: Homo sapiens, human  /  Tissue: mammary gland; breast/duct  / 

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Organism Homo sapiens, human
Tissue
mammary gland; breast/duct
Product Format frozen
Morphology epithelial
Culture Properties adherent, patchy (The cells form adherent patches of epithelial-like cells The patches are compact multilayered colonies that rarely become confluent)
Biosafety Level 1
Disease ductal carcinoma
Age 60 years adult
Gender female
Ethnicity Caucasian
Storage Conditions liquid nitrogen vapor phase
Karyotype The cell line is aneuploid human female (XO usually), with most chromosome counts in the hypertetraploid range. Several chromosomes (N11, N13, and N22) are absent, and others are clearly under-represented (N9, N14, and N15) with respect to the other normal chromosomes. Chromosome N7 tends towards over-representation in several karyotypes. Some of the missing normal chromosomes are represented by their involvement in the nine stable marker chromosomes: der(14)t(14;?)(q32,?), unknown, iso(13q), der(6)t(6;7)(q21;q21), der(11)t(11;?)(14;?), del(11)(p11), unknown, unknown, der(2)t(2;?)(p21;?). Several of the latter were reported by E. Lasfargues, et al. RefLasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572
Derivation
The BT-474 line was isolated by E. Lasfargues and W.G. Coutinho from a solid, invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast.
Clinical Data
60 years adult
Caucasian
female
Tumorigenic Yes
Complete Growth Medium The base medium for this cell line is ATCC Hybri-Care Medium, Catalog No. 46-X. Hybri-Care Medium is supplied as a powder and should be reconstituted in 1 L cell-culture-grade water and supplemented with 1.5 g/L sodium bicarbonate. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 10%.
Subculturing

HTB-20 recovers slowly from cryopreservation. It may take two to four weeks for the cells to reach 70-80% confluence in a T-75 flask after thaw.

Remove medium, and rinse with 0.25% trypsin, 0.53 mM EDTA solution. Remove the solution and add an additional 1 to 2 mL of trypsin-EDTA solution. Allow the flask to sit at room temperature (or at 37°C) until the cells detach. Add fresh culture medium, aspirate and dispense into new culture flasks.

Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:2 to 1:3 is recommended
Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
Cryopreservation
Freeze medium: Complete growth medium, 95%; DMSO, 5%
Storage temperature: liquid nitrogen vapor phase
Culture Conditions
Temperature: 37°C

Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5%
STR Profile
Amelogenin: X
CSF1PO: 10,11
D13S317: 11
D16S539: 9,11
D5S818: 11,13
D7S820: 9,12
THO1: 7
TPOX: 8
vWA: 15,16
Isoenzymes
AK-1, 1
ES-D, 1
G6PD, B
GLO-I, 1
Me-2, 0
PGM1, 1
PGM3, 1
Name of Depositor EY Lasfargues
References

Lasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572

Lasfargues EY, et al. A human breast tumor cell line (BT-474) that supports mouse mammary tumor virus replication. In Vitro 15: 723-729, 1979. PubMed: 94035

Littlewood-Evans AJ, et al. The osteoclast-associated protease cathepsin K is expressed in human breast carcinoma. Cancer Res. 57: 5386-5390, 1997. PubMed: 9393764

The cells form adherent patches of epithelial-like cells The patches are compact multilayered colonies that rarely become confluent

The cells form adherent patches of epithelial-like cells The patches are compact multilayered colonies that rarely become confluent

Lasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572

Permits Notice: Necessary Permits

These permits may be required for shipping this product:

  • Customers located in the state of Hawaii will need to contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to determine if an Import Permit is required. A copy of the permit or documentation that a permit is not required must be sent to ATCC in advance of shipment.
Basic Documentation
Product Sheet
Product Sheet
Certificate of Analysis
Certificate of Analysis
MSDS
MSDS
References

Lasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572

Lasfargues EY, et al. A human breast tumor cell line (BT-474) that supports mouse mammary tumor virus replication. In Vitro 15: 723-729, 1979. PubMed: 94035

Littlewood-Evans AJ, et al. The osteoclast-associated protease cathepsin K is expressed in human breast carcinoma. Cancer Res. 57: 5386-5390, 1997. PubMed: 9393764

The cells form adherent patches of epithelial-like cells The patches are compact multilayered colonies that rarely become confluent

The cells form adherent patches of epithelial-like cells The patches are compact multilayered colonies that rarely become confluent

Lasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572