Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Human mammary epithelium, HME1 cell line, was derived from a 53-year-old patient undergoing reduction mammoplasty surgery (no history of breast cancer).
The HME1 cells were immortalized by infection with the retrovirus pBabepuro+hTERT vector and cultured in complete growth medium containing puromycin until stable clones were selected.
Positive for the cytokeratin epithelial marker (immunocytochemistry) and for the Mucin 1, transmembrane (MUC1) protein (Homo sapiens; detection by flow cytometry).
Temperature: 37°C Atmosphere: Air, 95%; Carbon dioxide (CO2), 5%
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