Cellosaurus cell line BFT-3K (CVCL

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Cell line name	BFT-3K
Synonyms	Bronchial Fibroblasts transformed with pRSV-T 3K
Accession	CVCL_UI63
Resource Identification Initiative	To cite this cell line use: BFT-3K (RRID:CVCL_UI63)
Comments	Genetic integration: Method=Transfection; Gene=UniProtKB; P03070; Simian virus 40 (SV40) large T antigen. Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 1891767; Simian virus 40 (SV40) (Note=pRSV-T). Derived from site: In situ; Lung, bronchus; UBERON=UBERON_0002185. Cell type: Fibroblast; CL=CL_0000057.
Species of origin	Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606)
Originate from same individual	CVCL_6F09 ! BET-3A CVCL_6F10 ! BET-3B CVCL_UI61 ! BET-3K CVCL_6F11 ! BET-3M CVCL_UI62 ! BFT-3B
Category	Transformed cell line
Publications	PubMed=8220580 Ruwani De Silva, Roger Robert Reddel; Similar simian virus 40-induced immortalization frequency of fibroblasts and epithelial cells from human large airways. Cell. Mol. Biol. Res. 39:101-110(1993) PubMed=9328464; DOI=10.1093/hmg/6.12.2011 Andrzej Kilian, David D.L. Bowtell, Helen E. Abud, Gary R. Hime, Deon J. Venter, Paul K. Keese, Emma L. Duncan, Roger Robert Reddel, Richard Anthony Jefferson; Isolation of a candidate human telomerase catalytic subunit gene, which reveals complex splicing patterns in different cell types. Hum. Mol. Genet. 6:2011-2019(1997)
Encyclopedic resources	Wikidata; Q93425827
Entry history
Entry creation	25-Feb-2019
Last entry update	14-Aug-2025
Version number	9