Species: Human
Category: Cancer
Tissue of Origin: Brain
Cancer Type: Astrocytoma
Description
SK-MG-09 is a human brain cancer cell line.
Source
This cell line was established from a brain metastasis in a person with astrocytoma.
Lead Researcher/Research Laboratory
- Lloyd J. Old, MD, former William E. Snee Chair in Cancer Immunology, MSK; former Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Key References
PubMed=6582512; DOI=10.1073/pnas.81.2.568 Mattes M.J., Cordon-Cardo C., Lewis J.L. Jr., Old L.J., Lloyd K.O.Cell surface antigens of human ovarian and endometrial carcinoma defined by mouse monoclonal antibodies.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 81:568-572(1984)PubMed=6182568; DOI=10.1073/pnas.79.18.5641 Cairncross J.G., Mattes M.J., Beresford H.R., Albino A.P., Houghton A.N., Lloyd K.O., Old L.J. Cell surface antigens of human astrocytoma defined by mouse monoclonal antibodies: identification of astrocytoma subsets. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 79:5641-5645(1982)
Licensing Information
This cell line may be licensed nonexclusively for research or commercial purposes.
For internal research purposes by a commercial entity: Utilize MSK’s Express License, attached here. In order to streamline and expedite the licensing of select MSK cell lines, the terms of this non-exclusive license are non-negotiable. Please note: This license is only available for select cell lines, including this one.
To proceed, please download this contract, fill in all relevant fields, and email a scanned version to [email protected]. Once this license has been executed by MSK, you will receive a signed copy and invoice, and can then place your order with ATCC.
For licensing requests for a commercial purpose: Contact MSK’s Tangible Materials team at [email protected].
For non-licensing requests from academic-research institutions: Contact Frances Weis-Garcia, PhD, Associate Laboratory Member/Head, Antibody & Bioresource Core Facility, MSK, 646-888-2354, [email protected].