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Cellosaurus MDCC-UD26 (CVCL_ZB81)

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Cell line name MDCC-UD26
Synonyms UD26
Accession CVCL_ZB81
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: MDCC-UD26 (RRID:CVCL_ZB81)
Comments Group: Bird cell line.
Characteristics: The MDV RB-1b virus has been modified by an insertion of a lacZ-gpt cassette within the US6 gene.
Transfected with: UniProtKB; P0A9M5; Escherichia coli gpt.
Transfected with: UniProtKB; P00722; Escherichia coli lacZ.
Transformant: NCBI_TaxID; 33707; Gallid herpesvirus 2 (Marek's disease virus) (strain RB-1b) [Note=RB-1B-US6lacgpt].
Disease Marek disease (NCIt: C84884)
Species of origin Gallus gallus (Chicken) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9031)
Breed/subspecies: White Leghorn.
Category Cancer cell line
Publications

PubMed=9499123; DOI=10.1128/JVI.72.3.2548-2553.1998
Anderson A.S., Parcells M.S., Morgan R.W.
The glycoprotein D (US6) homolog is not essential for oncogenicity or horizontal transmission of Marek's disease virus.
J. Virol. 72:2548-2553(1998)

Cross-references
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q98127167
Entry history
Entry creation02-Jul-2020
Last entry update05-Oct-2023
Version number5