Cellosaurus cell line LLC-MK1 (CVCL

Cross-references
Cell line name	LLC-MK1
Synonyms	Llc-Mk1; LLCMK1; Lilly Laboratories Culture-Monkey Kidney 1
Accession	CVCL_L987
Resource Identification Initiative	To cite this cell line use: LLC-MK1 (RRID:CVCL_L987)
Comments	Group: Non-human primate cell line. Derived from site: In situ; Kidney; UBERON=UBERON_0002113.
Species of origin	Macaca mulatta (Rhesus macaque) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9544)
Sex of cell	Sex unspecified
Age at sampling	Age unspecified
Category	Spontaneously immortalized cell line
Publications	DOI=10.1002/jbmte.390020304 William R. Cherry, Robert N. Hull; Studies and observations on the growth of mammalian cells in agitated fluid medium. J. Biochem. Microbiol. Technol. Eng. 2:267-285(1960) PubMed=14449901; DOI=10.1084/jem.115.5.903; PMCID=PMC2137539 Robert N. Hull, William R. Cherry, O. Jeannette Tritch; Growth characteristics of monkey kidney cell strains LLC-MK1, LLC-MK2, and LLC-MK2(NCTC-3196) and their utility in virus research. J. Exp. Med. 115:903-918(1962) PubMed=14449902 Robert N. Hull, O. Jeannette Tritch; Characterization of cell strains by viral susceptibility. Natl. Cancer Inst. Monogr. 7:161-172(1962)
Encyclopedic resources	Wikidata; Q54902700
Entry history
Entry creation	06-May-2013
Last entry update	14-Aug-2025
Version number	13