Cell line nomenclature - suffixes ? - (Mar/14/2013 )
Hi people,
got a very basic question on cell line nomenclature. Do you know a list in the internet where the meanings of the cell line name suffixes are noted ? I know in HEK293T the "T" stands for the SV40 large T antigen, but I wondered whether in other cell lines the letter can have a different meaning. Or what does "MG" at the end of a line stand for ? I couldn't find the answer by googling (but maybe I looked in the wrong places, hence my asking if there's something like a list).
Thanks !
It is just indicative of there name. HEK - human embroyonic kidney cells. U-# MG: Unit number- Malignant Glioma. You can usually find the meaning of a cell acronym on a manufacturer website. It wouldn't be a bad idea if someone were to comprise a list for reference though.....
293 may indicate experiment no
I forgot to add this last night.
http://www.atcc.org/
Detailing cell lines