Description
SK-N-BE(2)-C is a clonal subline of the SK-N-BE(2) neuroblastoma cell line. Like the parental cell line, these cells display MYCN amplification. Treatment with trans-retinoic acid differentiates these cells into a distinct neuronal phenotype. These cells display high levels of tyrosine hydroxylase activity and dopamine-b-hydroxylase activity.
Source
This cell line is a subclone of the SK-N-BE(2) neuroblastoma cell line. The parental cell line was established in 1972 from a metastatic site (bone marrow) in a two-year-old Caucasian male with malignant neuroblastoma.
Inventors
- June L. Biedler, PhD, former Chairman, Cell Biology and Genetics Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering
- Barbara A. Spengler, formerly at Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering
Key References
- Ciccarone V et al. (1989) Phenotypic diversification in human neuroblastoma cells: expression of distinct neural crest lineages. Cancer Research 49: 219-225 (PubMed ID: 2535691)
- Qiao J et al. (2012) PI3K/AKT and ERK regulate retinoic acid-induced neuroblastoma cellular differentiation. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 424: 421-426 (PubMed ID: 22766505)
Licensing Information
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