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MUG-Chor1

CRL-3219

MUG-Chor1 is a mesenchymal like cell line that was isolated in sacrum from the 2009 of a 57-year-old, White female patient with chordoma. Chordoma is a rare slow-growing tumor type and MUG-Chor1 is a relatively slow-growing cell line. MUG-Chor1 has a heterogeneous morphology consisting of physaliferous cells with mucinous intercellular substance, which represent typical chordoma features. The cells contain amplification of transcription factor T (Brachyury) that is most specific marker for chordoma, as well as loss of PTEN. This cell line was accessioned with the support of the Chordoma Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to improve the lives of chordoma patients by accelerating research to develop effective treatments for chordoma. This cell line was deposited by Beate Rinner and Bernadette Liegl.
Product category
Human cells
Organism
Homo sapiens, human
Morphology
Mesenchymal like, with variable vacuoles
Tissue
Vertebral spinal column; Sacrum
Disease
Chordoma
Applications
3D cell culture
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
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Documentation

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
Use as a model of chordoma which is a rare slow-growing tumor

The Chordoma Foundation may be able to offer financial assistance for the purchase of this cell line. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Characteristics

Growth properties
Adherent
Passage number
20
Age
57 years
Ethnicity
White
Gender
Female
Genes expressed
amplification of transcription factor T (brachyury)
Comments
MUG-Chor1 is a human chordoma cell line that exhibits chordoma-like characteristics and has molecular, genetic, and morphological features typical of chordoma.  Chordoma is a rare slow-growing tumor type and  MUG-Chor1 is a relatively slow-growing cell line.   MUG-Chor1 has a heterogeneous morphology consisting of physaliferous cells with mucinous intercellular substance, which represent typical chordoma features. The cells contain amplification of transcription factor T (Brachyury) that is most specific marker for chordoma, as well as loss of PTEN. This cell line was accessioned with the support of the Chordoma Foundation, a nonprofit organization working to improve the lives of chordoma patients by accelerating research to develop effective treatments for chordoma.

Handling information

Unpacking and storage instructions
  1. Check all containers for leakage or breakage.
  2. Remove the frozen cells from the dry ice packaging and immediately place the cells at a temperature below ­-130°C, preferably in liquid nitrogen vapor, until ready for use.
Complete medium
Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium (IMDM; ATCC® No. 30-2005): RPMI-1640 Medium (ATCC® No. 30-2001) (4:1) + 10% FBS (ATCC® No. 30-2020) + additional 1% L-glutamine (ATCC® No. 30-2214)
Temperature
37°C
Atmosphere
95% Air, 5% CO2
Handling procedure

To insure the highest level of viability, thaw the vial and initiate the culture as soon as possible upon receipt. If upon arrival, continued storage of the frozen culture is necessary, it should be stored in liquid nitrogen vapor phase and not at 70°C. Storage at 70°C will result in loss of viability.

  1. Thaw the vial by gentle agitation in a 37°C water bath. To reduce the possibility of contamination, keep the O-ring and cap out of the water. Thawing should be rapid (approximately 2 minutes).
  2. Remove the vial from the water bath as soon as the contents are thawed, and decontaminate by dipping in or spraying with 70% ethanol. All of the operations from this point on should be carried out under strict aseptic conditions.
  3. Transfer the vial contents to a centrifuge tube containing 9.0 mL complete culture medium. and spin at approximately 125 x g for 5 to 7 minutes.
  4. Resuspend cell pellet with the recommended complete medium (see the specific batch information for the culture recommended dilution ratio). and dispense into a 25 cm2 or a 75 cm2 collagen-coated-culture flask (see subculture on product web page for the coating procedure). It is important to avoid excessive alkalinity of the medium during recovery of the cells. It is suggested that, prior to the addition of the vial contents, the culture vessel containing the complete growth medium be placed into the incubator for at least 15 minutes to allow the medium to reach its normal pH (7.0 to 7.6).
  5. Incubate the culture at 37°C in a suitable incubator. A 5% CO2 in air atmosphere is recommended if using the medium described on this product sheet.
Subculturing procedure

Coating description: Dilute rat tail type I collagen (BD Biosciences, Catalog No. 354236) to 50 μg/ml. Add 7.5 ml coating buffer to flask and incubate at room temperature for one hour. Carefully aspirate remaining solution. Rinse flask 2 times to remove acid, using 1x DPBS. Coated flasks may be used immediately or stored at 2-8oC up to one week under sterile conditions.

Volumes used in this subculture protocol are for a 75 cm2 flask; proportionally reduce or increase amount of dissociation medium for culture vessels of other sizes.

  1. Remove and discard culture medium.
  2. Briefly rinse the cell layer with 5.0ml Ca++/Mg++ free Dulbecco's phosphate-buffered saline (D-PBS) or 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin - 0.53 mM EDTA solution to remove all traces of serum which contains trypsin inhibitor.
  3. Add 5.0 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 5.0 ml of complete growth medium and aspirate cells by gently pipetting.
  5. Transfer cell suspension to a centrifuge tube and spin at approximately 125 x g for 5 to 10 minutes. Discard supernatant.
  6. Resuspend the cell pellet in 10 ml fresh growth medium.
  7. Add appropriate aliquots of the cell suspension to new coated culture vessels.
  8. Incubate cultures at 37°C.
Reagents for cryopreservation
Complete growth medium supplemented with 20% (v/v) fetal bovine serum and 10% DMSO (ATCC 4-X)

Quality control specifications

STR profiling
                TH01: 9.3
                D5S818: 11, 12      &

History

Depositors
Beate Rinner, Bernadette Liegl
Year of origin
2009
Special collection
Chordoma Foundation

Legal disclaimers

Intended use
This product is intended for laboratory research use only. It is not intended for any animal or human therapeutic use, any human or animal consumption, or any diagnostic use.
Warranty

The product is provided 'AS IS' and the viability of ATCC® products is warranted for 30 days from the date of shipment, provided that the customer has stored and handled the product according to the information included on the product information sheet, website, and Certificate of Analysis. For living cultures, ATCC lists the media formulation and reagents that have been found to be effective for the product. While other unspecified media and reagents may also produce satisfactory results, a change in the ATCC and/or depositor-recommended protocols may affect the recovery, growth, and/or function of the product. If an alternative medium formulation or reagent is used, the ATCC warranty for viability is no longer valid.  Except as expressly set forth herein, no other warranties of any kind are provided, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, manufacture according to cGMP standards, typicality, safety, accuracy, and/or noninfringement.

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Permits & Restrictions

Import Permit for the State of Hawaii

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

Curated Citations

Rinner B, et al. Establishment and detailed functional and molecular genetic characterisation of a novel sacral cordoma cell line, MUG-Chor1. Int J Oncol. 40(2): 443-451, 2012. PubMed: 22002331

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