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K-562

CCL-243

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K-562 are lymphoblast cells isolated from the bone marrow of a 53-year-old chronic myelogenous leukemia patient. The K-562 cell line is widely used in immune system disorder and immunology research.
Product category
Human cells
Organism
Homo sapiens, human
Morphology
lymphoblast
Tissue
Bone; Marrow
Disease
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Cml
Applications
3D cell culture
Immune system disorder research
Immunology
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
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Documentation

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ATCC highly recommends that appropriate personal protective equipment is always used when handling vials. For cultures that require storage in liquid nitrogen, it is important to note that some vials may leak when submersed in liquid nitrogen and will slowly fill with liquid nitrogen. Upon thawing, the conversion of the liquid nitrogen back to its gas phase may result in the vial exploding or blowing off its cap with dangerous force creating flying debris. Unless necessary, ATCC recommends that these cultures be stored in the vapor phase of liquid nitrogen rather than submersed in liquid nitrogen.

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
This cell line is suitable as a transfection host.

The K-562 cell line has attained widespread use as a highly sensitive in vitro target for the natural killer assay. Cultures from the ATCC stock have been shown to exhibit this sensitivity for assessing human natural killer activity. See Pross, et al. for a detailed analysis of the in vitro assay of NK cells including the mathematics of quantitation of NK cell activity.

Characteristics

Growth properties
Suspension
Derivation
The continuous cell line K-562 was established by Lozzio and Lozzio from the pleural effusion of a 53-year-old female with chronic myelogenous leukemia in terminal blast crises.

Age
53 years
Gender
Female
Karyotype
The stemline chromosome number is triploid with the 2S component occurring at 4.2%. Fifteen markers (M1 and M(15)) occurred in nearly all S metaphases. Spontaneous non-specific dicentrics occurred, but rarely. Unstable markers were also rarely seen. The X was disomic, and N9 was nullisomic.
Tumorigenic
Yes;

Yes, in nude mice

Tumors developed within 21 days at 100% frequency (5/5) in nude mice inoculated subcutaneously with 107 cells 

Antigen expression
CD7 (25%)
Isoenzymes
AK-1, 1
ES-D, 1
G6PD, B
GLO-I, 2
Me-2, 0
PGM1, 0
PGM3, 1
Comments
The cell population has been characterized as highly undifferentiated and of the granulocytic series.
Studies conducted by Anderson, et al., on the surface membrane properties led to the conclusion that the K-562 was a human erythroleukemia line.
K-562 blasts are multipotential, hematopoietic malignant cells that spontaneously differentiate into recognizable progenitors of the erythrocytic, granulocytic and monocytic series.
The effect of inducers on sublines derived from the original K-562 cell line have been reviewed by Koeffler and Golde.
Karyological studies on various K-562 sublines have been classified into three groups (A,B,C) by Dimery, et al.

The strain obtained by the ATCC most closely resembles the B population. Occurrence of the Philadelphia chromosome, however, was of much lower frequency; none detected in 15 metaphases examined.

The line is EBNA negative.

 

Technical information
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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
The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated Iscove's Modified Dulbecco's Medium (ATCC 30-2005). To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum (ATCC 30-2020) to a final concentration of 10%.
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 150 to 400 x g for 8 to 12 minutes.
  4. Resuspend the 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 culture flask.  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.
Subculturing procedure
Cultures can be maintained by the addition or replacement of fresh medium. Start new cultures at 1 x 105 viable cells/mL. Subculture at 1 x 106 cells/mL. Corning T-75 flasks (catalog #431464) are recommended for subculturing this product.
Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days
Reagents for cryopreservation
Complete growth medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSO (ATCC 4-X)

Quality control specifications

Bacterial and fungal testing
Not detected
Mycoplasma contamination
Not detected
STR profiling
Amelogenin: X
CSF1PO: 9,10
D13S317: 8
D16S539: 11,12
D5S818: 11,12
D7S820: 9,11
TH01: 9.3
TPOX: 8,9
vWA: 16
D3S1358: 16
D21S11: 29,30,31
D18S51: 15,16
Penta_E: 5,14
Penta_D: 9,13
D8S1179: 12
FGA: 21,24
D19S433: 14,14.2
D2S1338: 17

History

Deposited as
Homo sapiens
Depositors
HT Holden
Cross references
GenBank X96391 H.sapiens mRNA for alternatively spliced isoform of CLC-6 chloride channel.
GenBank AF146430 Homo sapiens cell-line K562 sodium/hydrogen exchanger isoform 1 mRNA, complete cds.

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.

Disclaimers

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Disclosures
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Permits & Restrictions

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

Curated Citations

Koeffler HP, Golde DW. Human myeloid leukemia cell lines: a review. Blood 56: 344-350, 1980. PubMed: 6996765

Ortaldo JR, et al. Specificity of natural cytotoxic reactivity of normal human lymphocytes against a myeloid leukemia cell line. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 59: 77-82, 1977. PubMed: 69036

Lozzio CB, Lozzio BB. Human chronic myelogenous leukemia cell-line with positive Philadelphia chromosome. Blood 45: 321-334, 1975. PubMed: 163658

Lozzio BB, Lozzio CB. Properties and usefulness of the original K-562 human myelogenous leukemia cell line. Leuk. Res. 3: 363-370, 1979. PubMed: 95026

Andersson LC, et al. K562--a human erythroleukemic cell line. Int. J. Cancer 23: 143-147, 1979. PubMed: 367973

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