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Cellosaurus UFL-AG-286 (CVCL_Z440)

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Cell line name UFL-AG-286
Synonyms UFL-Ag-286; UFL-AG286; UFL-Ag286
Accession CVCL_Z440
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: UFL-AG-286 (RRID:CVCL_Z440)
Comments Group: Insect cell line.
Virology: Susceptible to infection by Anticarsia gemmatalis nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AgNPV), Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) and Spodoptera frugiperda nuclear polyhedrosis virus (SfNPV). There is limited replication of SfNPV DNA in this cell line (DOI=10.1016/0022-2011(88)90058-4).
Doubling time: 5.9 days (Note=When seeded at 2x10^5 cells ml), 6.7 days (Note=When seeded at 3X10^5 cells/ml) (DOI=10.1007/BF02623546).
Derived from site: In situ; Whole embryo; UBERON=UBERON_0000922.
Species of origin Anticarsia gemmatalis (Velvetbean caterpillar moth) (NCBI Taxonomy: 129554)
Sex of cell Sex unspecified
Age at sampling Embryonic stage
Category Spontaneously immortalized cell line
Publications

DOI=10.1007/BF02623546
Sieburth P.J., Maruniak J.E.
Growth characteristics of a continuous cell line from the velvetbean caterpillar, Anticarsia gemmatalis Hubner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. 24:195-198(1988)

DOI=10.1016/0022-2011(88)90058-4
Sieburth P.J., Maruniak J.E.
Susceptibility of an established cell line of Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to three nuclear polyhedrosis viruses.
J. Invertebr. Pathol. 52:453-458(1988)

PubMed=1367489; DOI=10.1021/bp00007a002
Hink W.F., Thomsen D.R., Davidson D.J., Meyer A.L., Castellino F.J.
Expression of three recombinant proteins using baculovirus vectors in 23 insect cell lines.
Biotechnol. Prog. 7:9-14(1991)

PubMed=12623313; DOI=10.1016/S0022-2011(03)00002-8
Lynn D.E.
Comparative susceptibilities of twelve insect cell lines to infection by three baculoviruses.
J. Invertebr. Pathol. 82:129-131(2003)

PubMed=15926859; DOI=10.1290/0412081.1
Chen Y.P., Gundersen-Rindal D.E., Lynn D.E.
Baculovirus-based expression of an insect viral protein in 12 different insect cell lines.
In Vitro Cell. Dev. Biol. Anim. 41:43-49(2005)

PubMed=19002870; DOI=10.1007/s10616-006-9042-3; PMCID=PMC3449420
Gioria V.V., Jager V., Claus J.D.
Growth, metabolism and baculovirus production in suspension cultures of an Anticarsia gemmatalis cell line.
Cytotechnology 52:113-124(2006)

Cross-references
Cell line databases/resources ICLDB; ufl-ag286
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54990135
Entry history
Entry creation10-Apr-2015
Last entry update05-Oct-2023
Version number9