Karyotypic information: Has lost chromosome Y; Derived from sampling site: Pleural effusion.
Gender:
Male
Research Use:
Omics: Deep antibody staining analysis; Omics: Deep exome analysis; Omics: Deep proteome analysis; Omics: Deep quantitative proteome analysis; Omics: Deep RNAseq analysis; Omics: DNA methylation analysis; Omics: Proteome analysis by 2D-DE/MS; Omics: SNP array analysis; Omics: Transcriptome analysis
Characteristics: Can be induced to differentiate into macrophages by several factors such as phorbol ester (PMA) and 12-O-tetradecanoyl-13-phorbol acetate (TPA)
Problematic cell line: Partially contaminated Some ATCC stocks were cross-contaminated by K-562 initially (PubMed=7759961). The problem was corrected and subsequent stocks have been confirmed to carry only U-937.
Groups:
Group: Space-flown cell line (cellonaut); Part of: Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) project; Part of: LL-100 blood cancer cell line panel; Registration: International Cell Line Authentication Committee, Register of Misidentified Cell Lines; ICLAC-00168
Description:
HLA typing: DRB1*16:01 (IPD-IMGT/HLA; 11507); Genome ancestry: African=0%; Native American=0%; East Asian, North=2.39%; East Asian, South=0%; South Asian=0%; European, North=71.54%; European, South=26.06% (PubMed=30894373)
Notes:
Anecdotal: Have been flown in space on shuttle flight STS-76 and on Shenzhou-8 to study growth and cytoskeletal changes in microgravity (PubMed=10352142; DOI=10.1016/j.actaastro.2013.06.007)