KC-0904-DW

EMT6-Cell-Line-(Not-for-sale)

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Background of EMT6-Cell-Line-(Not-for-sale)

EMT6 is an epithelial cell that was isolated from the breast of a mouse with a mammary tumor. This cell line was deposited by S Rockwell in 1971 and can be used in cancer research.

Specifications

Catalog Number	KC-0904-DW
Cell Line Name	EMT6-Cell-Line-(Not-for-sale)
Host Cell Line	NA
Quantity	Two vials of frozen cells (≥2-10⁶/vial)
Stability	Stable in culture over a minimum of 10 passages
Application	3D cell culture; Cancer research
Freezing Medium	Waymouth’s MB752/1 + 20% FBS + 10% DMSO
Propagation Medium	Waymouth’s MB752/1 + 15%FBS
Selection Marker	NA
Morphology	Epithelial
Subculture	Split saturated culture 1:2-1:5 every 2-3 days; seed out at about 3-5 × 10⁵ cells/mL
Incubation	37 °C with 5% CO₂
Storage	Liquid nitrogen immediately upon receiving
Doubling Time	Approximately 30 hours
Mycoplasma Status	Negative
In Vivo Validation	Yes

Cell Line Generation

Characterization

Figure 1: 40% cell confluence

Figure 2: 90% cell confluence

Cell Resuscitation

1. Prewarm culture medium (Waymouth’s MB752/1 supplemented with 15% FBS)in a 37°C water bath.
2. Thaw the frozen vial in a 37°C water bath for 1-2 minutes.
3. Transfer the vial into biosafety cabinet, and wipe the surface with 70% ethanol.
4. Unscrew the top of the vial and transfer the cell suspension gently into a sterile centrifuge tube containing 9.0mL complete culture medium.
5. Spin at ~ 125 × g for 5-7 minutes at room temperature, and discard the supernatant without disturbing the pellet.
6. Resuspend cell pellet with the appropriate volume of complete medium and transfer the cell suspension into a T25 culture flask.
7. Incubate the flask at 37°C, 5% CO₂ incubator.
8. Split saturated culture 1:2-1:5 every 2-3 days; seed out at about 3-5 × 10⁵ cells/mL.

Cell Freezing

1. Prepare the freezing medium (70% Waymouth’s MB752/1 + 20% FBS + 10% DMSO) fresh immediately before use.
2. Keep the freezing medium on ice and label cryovials.
3. Transfer cells to a sterile, conical centrifuge tube, and count the cells.
4. Centrifuge the cells at 250×g for 5 minutes at room temperature and carefully aspirate off the medium.
5. Resuspend the cells at a density of at least 3×10⁶ cells/mL in chilled freezing medium.
6. Aliquot 1 mL of the cell suspension into each cryovial.
7. Freeze cells in the CoolCell freezing container overnight in a -80°C freezer.
8. Transfer vials to liquid nitrogen for long-term storage

References

1. Characteristics of a serially transplanted mouse mammary tumor and its tissue-culture-adapted derivative. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 49:735-749(1972)
2. Interlaboratory study to validate a STR profiling method for intraspecies identification of mouse cell lines. PLoS ONE 14:E0218412-E0218412(2019)