how to get to know cell lines? - (Apr/27/2005 )

Hi, everyone,
Could anyone give me any ideas or suggestions on how to select cell lines in experiments?Actually I want to know where can I get the information about the characteristics of different cell lines?

Thank you !!!

-popogirlxd-

QUOTE (popogirlxd @ Apr 27 2005, 05:29 PM)

You can try to search, ask the manufacturers or try this;

http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/ifo/cellbank/cellline.htm
http://www.cabri.org/

Hope this helps!

-indoubt-

Hi,
Thank you for your promptly reply. I am wondering if I want to know the more specific characteristic such as what kind of receptors on the cells or the basal level of a protein expressed in the cell, where can I get theinformation or I only can get the information by doing exp?

Thank you!

-popogirlxd-

Hi,

For general information about cell lines I like the ATCC; www.atcc.com

To determine the exact phenotype, receptors etc.. the best way is still to do a Pubmed search on the cell line. This will bring up papers where the cells have been used and how.

Cheers,

Scott

-Scott-