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WPE1-NA22 cells were derived from RWPE-1 cells (ATCC CRL-11609) after exposure to N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) Ref
Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724. Epithelial cells from the peripheral zone of a histologically normal adult human prostate were transfected with a plasmid carrying one copy of the human papilloma virus 18 (HPV-18) genome to establish the RWPE-1 cell line (ATCC CRL-11609).

Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724 (upon exposure to androgen)
Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724(upregulated upon exposure to androgen)
Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724
Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724
Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724(the cells form very small tumors after subcutaneous injection)
Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724(colony forming efficiency (CFE) of 0.06%)WPE1-NA22 cells belong to a family of cell lines, referred to as the MNU cell lines, which are all derived from RWPE-1 cells after exposure to MNU. The larger family of cell lines, including RWPE-1 cells with a common lineage, mimics multiple steps in progression from normal epithelium to prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasia, and then to invasive cancer.
The MNU cell lines, in order of increasing malignancy are: WPE1-NA22 (ATCC CRL-2849), WPE1-NB14 (ATCC CRL-2850), WPE1-NB11 (ATCC CRL-2851), and WPE1-NB26 (ATCC CRL-2852).
WPE1-NA22 cells cells show very low invasive ability in the in vitro Boyden chamber invasion assay Ref
Webber MM, et al. Human cell lines as an in vitro/in vivo model for prostate carcinogenesis and progression. Prostate 47: 1-13, 2001. PubMed: 11304724.
The depositor reports that the parent RWPE-1 cell line (ATCC CRL-11609) was screened for Hepatitis B and C, and human immunodeficiency viruses, and was found to be negative.
Note: Cells grown under serum-free or reduced serum conditions may not attach strongly during the 24 hours after subculture and should be disturbed as little as possible during that period.
Note: For more information on enzymatic dissociation and subculturing of cell lines consult Chapter 10 in Culture of Animal Cells, a Manual of Basic Technique by R. Ian Freshney, 3rd edition, published by Alan R. Liss, N.Y., 1994.
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