Generic sample from Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens
HepG2 is a cell line derived from a male patient with liver carcinoma. It is a model system for metabolism disorders and much data on transcriptional regulation have been generated using this cell line. It grows well, is transfectable, and represents the endoderm lineage. Cells will be obtained from the America Type Culture Collection (ATCC) [atcc.org] (ATCC Number HB-8065).