Misidentified Cell Line B2-17

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Identifiers: BioSample: SAMN03151975; Sample name: B2-17

Organism: Homo sapiens (human)
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Simiiformes; Catarrhini; Hominoidea; Hominidae; Homininae; Homo

Attributes

cell line	B2-17
cell line status	misidentified
ICLAC Registration ID	ICLAC-00370
misidentified cell line Cellosaurus ID	CVCL_2864
claimed cell type	astrocytoma
actual cell type	glioblastoma
claimed species	human
actual species	human
contaminating cell line	U-251 MG
contaminating cell line Cellosaurus ID	CVCL_0021
misidentification reported by	JCRB website
reference PubMed ID	No PMID

Description

This is a misidentified cell line with no known authentic stock.

This BioSample record was created using the International Cell Line Authentication Committee (ICLAC) Register of Cross-contaminated or Misidentified Cell Lines, version 9.0. See the ICLAC link below for more information. For questions, contact [email protected].

To cite the ICLAC register or learn more about contaminated cell lines, please refer to: Capes-Davis A, Theodosopoulos G, Atkin I, Drexler HG, Kohara A, Macleod RA, Masters JR, Nakamura Y, Reid YA, Reddel RR, Freshney RI (2010) Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines. Int J Cancer 127: 1-8. PMID: 20143388.

Note: Website states, "The DNA fingerprint profile confirmed that this cell line derives from U-251 MG cell line." STR profiles checked by ACD and found to match.