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Sf9

CRL-1711

Sf9 is a cell line exhibiting epithelial morphology that was derived from pupa ovarian tissue of a fall armyworm. This cell line can be used to replicate baculovirus expression vectors.
Product category
Animal cells
Organism
Spodoptera frugiperda, fall armyworm
Morphology
epithelial
Tissue
Ovary
Applications
3D cell culture
Bioproduction
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.

Required Products

These products are vital for the proper use of this item and have been confirmed as effective in supporting functionality. If you use alternative products, the quality and effectiveness of the item may be affected.

Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
This line can be used to replicate baculovirus expression vectors. This cell line is a suitable transfection host.

Characteristics

Growth properties
Mixed: adherent and suspension
Age
pupa
Gender
Female
Virus susceptibility
Nuclear polyhedrosis virus, Autographa californica
St. Louis encephalitis virus
Comments
It is important to use the medium described below.

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 Grace's Insect Medium Supplemented (GIBCO/Invitrogen Cat. No. 11605-094 or equivalent). To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: heat-inactivated insect cell culture tested fetal bovine serum (Sigma cat# F4135) to a final concentration of 10%.
Temperature
28°C
Atmosphere
100% Air
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 28°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 10 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. 
  5. Incubate the culture at 28°C in a suitable incubator without CO2
Subculturing procedure

Gently resuspend cells in the spent culture medium by pipetting across the monolayer or by hitting the flask against the palm of your hand (the latter is only preferable when working with larger flasks).
Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:5 or greater is recommended
Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days
Growth Conditions: The recommended media are formulated for use without CO2. Omission of the yeastolate or lactalbumin hydrolysate will lead to poor performance by this line.

Reagents for cryopreservation
Complete growth medium supplemented with 5% (v/v) DMSO (ATCC 4-X)

Quality control specifications

Mycoplasma contamination
Not detected

History

Deposited as
Spodoptera frugiperda
Depositors
G Smith, C Cherry, MD Summers
Year of origin
1983

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

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. Any proposed commercial use is prohibited without a license from ATCC.

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Please see the material transfer agreement (MTA) for further details regarding the use of this product. The MTA is available at www.atcc.org.

Permits & Restrictions

Import Permit for the State of Hawaii

If shipping to the U.S. state of Hawaii, you must provide either an import permit or documentation stating that an import permit is not required. We cannot ship this item until we receive this documentation. Contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Plant Industry Division, Plant Quarantine Branch to determine if an import permit is required.

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Frequently Asked Questions

References

Curated Citations

Vaughn JL, et al. The establishment of two cell lines from the insect Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). In Vitro 13: 213-217, 1977. PubMed: 68913

Zhang PF, et al. Susceptibility of the Sf9 insect cell line to infection with adventitious viruses. Biologicals 22: 205-213, 1994. PubMed: 7811453

Smith GE, et al. Modification and secretion of human interleukin 2 produced in insect cells by a baculovirus expression vector. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82: 8404-8408, 1985. PubMed: 3878519

Hall MR, Gibson W. Cytomegalovirus assemblin: the amino and carboxyl domains of the proteinase form active enzym e when separately cloned and coexpressed in eukaryotic cells. J. Virol. 70: 5395-5404, 1996. PubMed: 8764050

Bakker A, et al. Human T-cell leukemia virus type 2 Rex inhibits pre-mRNA splicing in vitro at an early stage of spliceosome formation. J. Virol. 70: 5511-5518, 1996. PubMed: 8764063

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