Brain related cell lines

Name Description of cell line Original reference Origin Sex & Age  Source Cellosaurus (ExPaSy)
AF22 iPS derived Neuroepithelia stem (NES) cell line Falk et al., PLoS One 7(1) (2012) Skin Female, 36 NA Uncategorised
GAMG Glioblastoma cell line Akslen et al, Anticancer Res. 8(4): 797-803 (1988) Female, 42 DSMZ CVCL_1226
Cancer cell line
SH-SY5Y Metastatic neuroblastoma, clonal subline of neuroepithelioma cell line SK-N-SH Biedler et al., Cancer Res 33: 2643 (1973) Bone marrow Female, 4 DSMZ CVCL_0019
Cancer cell line
U-138 MG Glioblastoma cell line Ponten et al., Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 74: 465 (1968) Brain Male, 47 DSMZ CVCL_0020
Cancer cell line
U-251 MG Glioblastoma cell line Westermark B., Int J Cancer12: 438 (1973) Brain Male BW1 CVCL_0021
Cancer cell line
U-87 MG Glioblastoma, astrocytoma cell line Ponten J., Macintyre EH., Acta Pathol. Microbiol. Scand. 74: 465-486 (1968) Brain Male, 44 LGC/ATCC CVCL_0022
Cancer cell line

Source information

  1. Prof. Bengt Westermark, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden