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Cellosaurus WIF-B (CVCL_A050)

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Cell line name WIF-B
Synonyms WI-38/Fao hybrid-B
Accession CVCL_A050
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: WIF-B (RRID:CVCL_A050)
Comments Doubling time: 2.5 days (PubMed=8056838).
Species of origin Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606)
Rattus norvegicus (Rat) (NCBI Taxonomy: 10116)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_A051 (WIF12-1)
Children:
CVCL_A5BJ (WIF-B9)
Category Hybrid cell line
Publications

PubMed=7506266; DOI=10.1083/jcb.123.6.1761; PMCID=PMC2290861
Gudrun Ihrke, Edward B. Neufeld, Tim Meads, Michael R. Shanks, Doris Cassio, Michael Laurent, Trina A. Schroer, Richard Emil Pagano, Ann Louise Hubbard;
WIF-B cells: an in vitro model for studies of hepatocyte polarity.
J. Cell Biol. 123:1761-1775(1993)

PubMed=8056838; DOI=10.1242/jcs.107.4.813
Michael R. Shanks, Doris Cassio, Odile Lecoq, Ann Louise Hubbard;
An improved polarized rat hepatoma hybrid cell line. Generation and comparison with its hepatoma relatives and hepatocytes in vivo.
J. Cell Sci. 107:813-825(1994)

PubMed=9462660; DOI=10.1002/hep.510270236
Pilar Bravo, Virginie Bender, Doris Cassio;
Efficient in vitro vectorial transport of a fluorescent conjugated bile acid analogue by polarized hepatic hybrid WIF-B and WIF-B9 cells.
Hepatology 27:576-583(1998)

PubMed=9657109; DOI=10.1002/hep.510280122
Catherine Chaumontet, Giovanna Mazzoleni, Catherine Decaens, Valerie Bex, Doris Cassio, Paule Martel;
The polarized hepatic human/rat hybrid WIF 12-1 and WIF-B cells communicate efficiently in vitro via connexin 32-constituted gap junctions.
Hepatology 28:164-172(1998)

Cross-references
Anatomy/cell type resources BTO; BTO_0005889
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54994059
Entry history
Entry creation06-Jun-2012
Last entry update19-Dec-2024
Version number8