NALM-6 cells

Disease:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Origin:

The line was established from the peripheral blood of a 19-year-old man with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in relapse in 1976.

Species:

Homo sapiens, human

Tissue:

Peripheral blood

Morphology:

Lymphocyte-like

Properties:

Single, small, round cells in suspension

Cytogenic data:

human near diploid karyotype - 46(43-47)< 2n> XY, t(5; 12)(q33.2; p13.2)

Patient:

Male, 19 years of age.

Medium:

AddexBio-formulated RPMI-1640 Medium (C0004-01) + 10% FBS

Subculture:

Cultures can be maintained by addition or replacement of fresh medium. Start cultures between 2 X 10^5 cells/mL and 4 X 10^5cells/mL maintain between 3 X 10^5 and 3 X 10^6 cells/mL. Culture at 5% CO2, 37C.

Freezing Medium:

Complete growth culture medium supplemented with 7.5% (v/v) DMSO