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A549-luc-C8 Bioware® Cell Line

Overview

A549-luc-C8 Bioware® Cell Line (P/N 119266) is a luciferase expressing cell line derived from A549 human lung carcinoma cells by stable transfection of the North American Firefly Luciferase gene expressed from
the CMV promoter.

Tissue: Human: carcinoma, lung

Parental Line Source: American Type Culture Collection

Bioluminescence In Vitro: 25–50 photons/sec/cell, subject to imaging and culturing conditions

In Vivo Models Tested: 
Nu/nu (CR): subcutaneous;
SCID-bg (CR): subcutaneous, intravenous lung colonization





Applications

  • Subcutaneous tumor models
  • Experimental metastasis models