A new cell line (XTY) from a tumor of Xenopus laevis.
A new cell line (XTY) was derived from a tumor of a female Xenopus laevis. This cell line has been proliferating in standard amphibian culture medium for more than 4 years (470 generations) and has a doubling time of 75.5 h at 25 degrees C. The cells aggregate into large groups, and their stellate morphology and the expression of desmin demonstrated by immunocytochemistry suggest that their origin is not epithelial.
Fukui
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Department of Biology, Yokohama City University, Japan.
Tashiro
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Koyama
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Iwamura
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Asashima
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D000818:Animals; D001415:Back; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D015151:Immunoblotting; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014982:Xenopus laevis