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Cellosaurus HKTN-2 (CVCL_W669)

Cell line name HKTN-2
Accession CVCL_W669
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: HKTN-2 (RRID:CVCL_W669)
Comments Problematic cell line: Contaminated. Shown to be a HeLa derivative (STR profile). Was originally thought to originate from TERT immortalized keratinocytes.
Population: African American.
Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 333761; Human papillomavirus type 18 (HPV18).
Derived from site: In situ; Uterus, cervix; UBERON=UBERON_0000002.
Disease Human papillomavirus-related cervical adenocarcinoma (NCIt: C27677)
Species of origin Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_0030 (HeLa)
Sex of cell Female
Age at sampling 30Y6M
Category Cancer cell line
STR profile Source(s): IZSLER

Markers:
AmelogeninX
CSF1PO9,10
D5S81812
D7S8208,12
D13S31712,14
D16S5399,10
D21S1127,28
TH017
TPOX8,12
vWA16,18

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Cross-references
Cell line collections (Providers) IZSLER; BS CL 167
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54889788
Entry history
Entry creation16-Apr-2014
Last entry update05-Oct-2023
Version number9