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IMR-32

CCL-127

IMR-32 neuroblast cells are isolated from brain tissue that exhibits neuroblastoma. Two cell types are present. Predominant is a small neuroblast-like cell, and the other is a large hyaline fibroblast. Use these to advance your neuroscience research.
Product category
Human cells
Organism
Homo sapiens, human
Cell type
neuroblast
Morphology
fibroblast; neuroblast
Tissue
Brain
Disease
Neuroblastoma
Applications
3D cell culture
Neuroscience
Product format
Frozen
Storage conditions
Vapor phase of liquid nitrogen
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Documentation

ATCC determines the biosafety level of a material based on our risk assessment as guided by the current edition of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is your responsibility to understand the hazards associated with the material per your organization’s policies and procedures as well as any other applicable regulations as enforced by your local or national agencies.

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

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
This cell line is a suitable transfection host.

Characteristics

Growth properties
Adherent
Passage history
The cell line was submitted to the American Type Culture Collection in the 36th passage. It has been demonstrated that the cells can be propagated successfully beyond the 80th serial subculture.
Derivation
The IMR-32 cell line was established by W.W. Nichols, J. Lee and S. Dwight in April, 1967 from an abdominal mass occurring in a 13-month-old Caucasian male. The tumor was diagnosed as a neuroblastoma with rare areas of organoid differentiation.
Age
13 months
Ethnicity
White
Gender
Male
Karyotype
Stable male karyotype with stemline number of 49. Two large marker chromosomes with submedian centromeres. A deletion in one number 1 chromosome: One number 16 chromosome missing; two extra chromosomes in C group. Sublines with 50 and 48 chromosomes differ from those with 49 chromosomes by having an extra or missing C group chromosome respectively. Note: Cytogenetic information is based on initial seed stock at ATCC. Cytogenetic instability has been reported in the literature for some cell lines.
Metastatic
Abdominal mass
Virus susceptibility
Vesicular stomatitis, Orsay (Indiana)
Vesicular stomatitis, Glasgow (Indiana)
Herpes simplex virus
Vaccinia virus
Human Coxsackievirus B3
Human poliovirus 3
Isoenzymes
G6PD, B
Comments
Two cell types are present. Predominant is a small neuroblast-like cell.The other is a large hyaline fibroblast.

IMR-32 cells may pile up and grow in patches. 

IMR-32 cells may not become 100% confluent.

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 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%.
Temperature
37°C
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. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Resuspend cell pellet with the recommended complete medium (see the specific batch information for the culture recommended dilution ratio). 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).
  4. 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

Volumes used in this protocol are for 75 cm2 flasks; 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 0.25% (w/v) Trypsin-0.53mM EDTA solution to remove all traces of serum which 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. Maintain cultures at a cell concentration between 4x104 and 4 x 105 cells/cm2.
  6. Incubate cultures at 37°C.
Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:3 to 1:6 is recommended
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

Mycoplasma contamination
Not detected
Population doubling time
Approximately 20 hrs
STR profiling
Amelogenin: X,Y
CSF1PO: 11,12
D13S317: 9
D16S539: 8
D5S818: 11,12
D7S820: 9,10
TH01: 7,9.3
TPOX: 11
vWA: 15
D3S1358: 16
D21S11: 30,31
D18S51: 12,15
Penta_E: 7,15
Penta_D: 11,12
D8S1179: 13
FGA: 21,24
D19S433: 14,15
D2S1338: 23,24

History

Deposited as
Homo sapiens
Depositors
WW Nichols
Year of origin
1967

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

Tumilowicz JJ, et al. Definition of a continuous human cell line derived from neuroblastoma. Cancer Res. 30: 2110-2118, 1970. PubMed: 5459762

Rostomily RC, et al. Expression of neurogenic basic helix-loop-helix genes in primitive neuroectodermal tumors. Cancer Res. 57: 3526-3531, 1997. PubMed: 9270024

Maestrini E, et al. A family of transmembrane proteins with homology to the MET-hepatocyte growth factor receptor. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 674-678, 1996. PubMed: 8570614

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