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U-2 OS

HTB-96

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U-2 OS is a cell line with epithelial morphology that was derived in 1964 from a moderately differentiated sarcoma of the tibia of a 15-year-old, White, female osteosarcoma patient.
Product category
Human cells
Organism
Homo sapiens, human
Morphology
epithelial
Tissue
Bone
Disease
Osteosarcoma
Applications
3D cell culture
Product format
Frozen
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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.

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
This cell line is a suitable transfection host.

Characteristics

Growth properties
Adherent
Derivation
J. Ponten and E. Saksela derived this line (originally 2T) in 1964 from a moderately differentiated sarcoma of the tibia of a 15 year old girl.
Age
15 years
Ethnicity
White
Gender
Female
Clinical data
J. Ponten and E. Saksela derived this line (originally 2T) in 1964.
Karyotype
Cell line U-2 OS is chromosomally highly altered, with chromosome counts in the hypertriploid range. We did not find the hypodiploid cell population described by J. Ponten, et al., Instead, most of the population has slightly higher counts than first described. Very few normal chromosomes are present, but a high number of stable marker chromosomes are identified., Different chromosomal rearrangements involving the same chromosomes (N1, N7, N9, and N11 particularly), are seen. Twenty-two markers are found including: t(9qter--->9q21::1p36--->1p::?), 7p+, iso(17q), t(15q;?), 4q+, del(3)(q21), 5q(aberrant) and others.
Antigen expression
Blood Type A; Rh+; HLA A2, Aw30, B12, Bw35, B40(+/-)
Genes expressed
osteosarcoma derived growth factor (ODGF); Blood Type A; Rh+; HLA: (A2; Aw30; B12; Bw35; B40(+/-))
Expression markers
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I); insulin-like growth factor II (IGF II)
Isoenzymes
AK-1, 1
ES-D, 1
G6PD, B
GLO-I, 2
PGM1, 2
PGM3, 1
Comments
Viruses were not detected during co-cultivation with WI-38 cells or in CF tests against SV40, RSV or adenoviruses.
Mycoplasma contamination was detected and eliminated in 1972.

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 McCoy's 5a Medium Modified (ATCC 30-2007). To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum (ATCC 2020) 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. 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 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 sheet.
Subculturing procedure
Remove medium, and rinse with D-PBS (ATCC 30-2200). Remove the solution and add an additional 1 to 2 mL of trypsin-EDTA solution (ATCC 30-2101). 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. Corning® T-75 flasks (catalog #430641) are recommended for subculturing this product.
Subcultivation Ratio: A subcultivation ratio of 1:3 to 1:6 is recommended
Medium Renewal: 2 to 3 times per week
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
D3S1358: 16
TH01: 6,9.3
D21S11: 31
D18S51: 14
Penta_E: 10,13
D5S818: 11
D13S317: 13
D7S820: 11,12
D16S539: 11,12
CSF1PO: 13
Penta_D: 9
Amelogenin: X
vWA: 14,18
D8S1179: 12,14
TPOX: 11,12
FGA: 20
D19S433: 15
D2S1338: 20,24

History

Deposited as
Homo sapiens
Depositors
Hellstrom
Year of origin
1964
Special collection
Human Tumor Cell Bank

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

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

Heldin CH, et al. A human osteosarcoma cell line secretes a growth factor structurally related to a homodimer of PDGF A-chains. Nature 319: 511-514, 1986. PubMed: 3456080

Ponten J, Saksela E. Two established in vitro cell lines from human mesenchymal tumours. Int. J. Cancer 2: 434-447, 1967. PubMed: 6081590

Raile K, et al. Human osteosarcoma (U-2 OS) cells express both insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) receptors and insulin-like growth factor-II/mannose-6- phosphate (IGF-II/M6P) receptors and synthesize IGF-II: autocrine growth stimulation by IGF-II via the IGF-I receptor. J. Cell. Physiol. 159 : 531-541 , 1994. PubMed: 8188767

Landers JE, et al. Translational enhancement of mdm2 oncogene expression in human tumor cells containing a stabilized wild-type p53 protein. Cancer Res. 57: 3562-3568, 1997. PubMed: 9270029

Moradpour D, et al. Characterization of cell lines allowing titghtly regulated expression of heapatitis C virus core protein. Virology 222: 51-63, 1996. PubMed: 8806487

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