

Overview
        | Permits and Restrictions | |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens, human | 
| Tissue | pancreas; derived from metastatic site: liver | 
| Product Format | frozen | 
| Morphology | epithelial | 
| Culture Properties | adherent | 
| Biosafety Level | 
				1
				 Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.  | 
		
| Disease | adenocarcinoma | 
| Age | 40 years | 
| Gender | male | 
| Ethnicity | Caucasian | 
| Applications | 
				 
					This cell line is a suitable transfection host.
				 
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Properties
        | Karyotype | (P7) hypotriploid with abnormalities including dicentrics, breaks, acrocentric fragments, large submetacentric and subtelocentric chromosomes plus minute marker | 
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| Clinical Data | 
				 
					male
				 
				
					40 years
				 
				
					Caucasian
				 
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| Antigen Expression | Blood Type A; Rh+; HLA A2, A9, B13, B17 | 
| Receptor Expression | Progesterone receptor, positiveRef, estrogen receptor, alpha, positive Ref | 
| Genes Expressed | 
				 
					mucin, Blood Type A; Rh+; HLA A2, A9, B13, B17
				 
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| Cellular Products | 
				 
					mucin
				 
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| Tumorigenic | Yes | 
| Effects | 
				 
					Yes, in nude mice; forms adenocarcinoma consistent with pancreatic duct carcinoma
				 
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| Comments | 
				 
					The cells will slough off of the growth surface if they become too heavy.
				 
				
					Capan-1 expresses the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) and secrete gastric type mucins.
				 
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Background
        | Complete Growth Medium | 
				The base medium for this cell line is ATCC-formulated Iscove''s Modified Dulbecco''s Medium, Catalog No. 30-2005. To make the complete growth medium, add the following components to the base medium: fetal bovine serum to a final concentration of 20%.  | 
		
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| Subculturing | 
				
 Medium Renewal: Every 2 to 3 days  | 
		
| Cryopreservation | 
				 
					culture medium 95%; DMSO, 5%
				 
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| Culture Conditions | 
				 
					Temperature: 37¡ãC
				 
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