Abstract
Two human colon cancer xenografts (EC and AC) were established in tissue culture only after long-term passage in nude mice. Earlier attempts to establish cell lines were unsuccessful. The epithelioid cells retain their tumourigenicity after in vitro growth, giving rise to tumours with a take rate of 60-80%. After reimplantation, the xenografts retain a similar morphology to that of the original human tumours. Both cell lines show human karyology. Comparative mapping of Concanavalin-A acceptor glycoproteins provides a fingerprint characteristic of each cell line. These glycoprotein patterns are similar to those shown by HT-29, an established colon cancer cell line.
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Walton, J., Winterbourne, D., Fiennes, A. et al. Human tumour cell lines established in vitro from tumours after long-term passage as nude mouse xenografts. Comparative fingerprinting of their concanavalin-A acceptor glycoproteins. Br J Cancer 51, 675–680 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1985.102
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