Cellosaurus VK219 (CVCL_WL55)
Cell line name | VK219 |
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Synonyms | VK.219; Vero-rKSHV.219 |
Accession | CVCL_WL55 |
Resource Identification Initiative | To cite this cell line use: VK219 (RRID:CVCL_WL55) |
Comments | Group: Non-human primate cell line. Characteristics: rKSHV.219 includes a RFP-GFP-Puro construct that contains RFP under the control of the lytic PAN RNA promoter, GFP under the control of human EF-1 alpha promoter and PuroR expressed by the RSV promoter. Virology: Infected with a recombinant human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8/KSHV) rKSHV.219. Transfected with: UniProtKB; P42212; GFP (with p.Phe64Leu, p.Ser65Thr and p.His231Leu = EGFP). Transfected with: UniProtKB; Q9U6Y8; RFP. Transfected with: UniProtKB; P13249; S.alboniger pac (PuroR). Derived from sampling site: Kidney; epithelium. |
Species of origin | Chlorocebus sabaeus (Green monkey) (Cercopithecus sabaeus) (NCBI Taxonomy: 60711) |
Hierarchy | Parent: CVCL_0059 (Vero) |
Sex of cell | Female |
Age at sampling | Adult |
Category | Spontaneously immortalized cell line |
Publications | PubMed=15246263; DOI=10.1016/j.virol.2004.03.049 |
Cross-references | |
Encyclopedic resources | Wikidata; Q98134520 |
Entry history | |
Entry creation | 24-May-2019 |
Last entry update | 15-Dec-2022 |
Version number | 7 |