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Cellosaurus MRC-5 PDL12 (CVCL_JF54)

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Cell line name MRC-5 PDL12
Synonyms MRC-5 PDL 12; WHO MRC-5 660902-M01
Accession CVCL_JF54
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: MRC-5 PDL12 (RRID:CVCL_JF54)
Comments Group: Vaccine production cell line.
Derived from site: In situ; Fetal lung; UBERON=UBERON_0005597.
Cell type: Fibroblast of lung; CL=CL_0002553.
Species of origin Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606)
Hierarchy Parent: CVCL_0440 (MRC-5)
Children:
CVCL_E5ZR (MRC-5 PDL13)
Sex of cell Male
Age at sampling 14FW
Category Finite cell line
Web pages Provider; WHO; -; https://www.who.int/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/standards-and-specifications/norms-and-standards/who-reference-cell-banks
Publications

CLPUB00783
Stacey G.N., Hawkins J.R., Carter P., Hunt C.J., Young L.A.
Replacement seed stock for MRC-5 cells.
(In technical document) World Health Organization publication WHO/BS/07.2077; pp.1-9; WHO; Geneva; Switzerland (2007)

CLPUB00784
Hawkins J.R., Stylianou M.
Second replacement seed stock for MRC-5 cells. Proposal for WHO reference cell bank status.
(In technical document) World Health Organization publication WHO/BS/2018.2347; pp.1-7; WHO; Geneva; Switzerland (2018)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54906585
Entry history
Entry creation15-May-2017
Last entry update10-Apr-2025
Version number8