Cellosaurus PNG-1 (CVCL_4J78)
| Cell line name | PNG-1 |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | Papua New Guinea-1; Hagahai cell line |
| Accession | CVCL_4J78 |
| Resource Identification Initiative | To cite this cell line use: PNG-1 (RRID:CVCL_4J78) |
| Comments | Group: Patented cell line. Registration: International Depositary Authority, American Type Culture Collection (ATCC); CRL-10528. Population: Papuan; Hagahai. Virology: HTLV-1 isolate PNG producing cell line. Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 11908; Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1). Anecdotal: The patent concerning this cell line caused a highly mediatized controversy. The cell line is derived from a member of the Hagahai people from New Guinea and it was deemed outrageous that a patent be deposited on biological material originating from an indigenous population without an explicit consent. Derived from site: In situ; Peripheral blood; UBERON=UBERON_0000178. Cell type: T-cell; CL=CL_0000084. |
| Species of origin | Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606) |
| Sex of cell | Male |
| Age at sampling | Adult |
| Category | Transformed cell line |
| Web pages | Info; -; -; http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/papua-new-guinea/national-institutes-health-and-papua-new-g Info; NYT; -; https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/27/business/patents-recent-patent-papua-new-guinea-tribe-s-cell-line-prompts-outrage-charges.html Info; WIPO Magazine; -; https://www.wipo.int/en/web/wipo-magazine/articles/bioethics-and-patent-law-the-cases-of-moore-and-the-hagahai-people-35439 |
| Publications | Patent=US5397696 DOI=10.24135/pjr.v4i1.622 |
| Cross-references | |
| Encyclopedic resources | Wikidata; Q54947656 |
| Entry history | |
| Entry creation | 22-Sep-2015 |
| Last entry update | 10-Apr-2025 |
| Version number | 14 |