Cell line · CVCL_0020
U-138MG
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Astrocytoma. 43 papers.
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ConductScience Library. U-138MG. Cell lines, record CVCL_0020. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_0020
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- U-138MG
- Accession
- CVCL_0020
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_0020
- Synonyms
- U-138 MG, U-138-MG, U138-MG, U 138 MG, U138MG, U138, 138 MG, 138MG
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- 47Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Astrocytoma (NCIt C60781); Astrocytoma (ORDO Orphanet_94)
- Derived from
- Brain (in situ)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-08-14
Source Cellosaurus
Problems0
Cellosaurus records no problem for this cell line.
None in this release.
Papers43
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypoxia-induced circSPECC1 drives temozolomide resistance in glioblastoma via IGF2BP2-mediated PGK1 mRNA stabilization. | Cell Death Dis | 2026 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Non-Temperature-Induced Antitumor Effects of Amplitude-Modulated Radiofrequency: Molecular and Functional Synergies with Radiotherapy. | Cancers (Basel) | 2026 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Cinobufotalin reduces glioblastoma resistance to temozolomide by inhibiting the CCL5-mediated PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. | Transl Cancer Res | 2026 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Spirohydantoin derivatives exert dopamine D2-like receptor-independent cytotoxicity in glioblastoma cells with possible involvement of calpain inhibition. | Sci Rep | 2026 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Functional loss of ERBB receptor feedback inhibitor 1 (MIG6) promotes glioblastoma tumorigenesis by aberrant activation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). | Mol Oncol | 2025 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Copper induces neuron-sparing, ferredoxin 1-independent astrocyte toxicity mediated by oxidative stress. | J Neurochem | 2023 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Oncolytic viruses engineered to enforce cholesterol efflux restore tumor-associated macrophage phagocytosis and anti-tumor immunity in glioblastoma. | Nat Commun | 2023 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| The Combination of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol Suppresses Mitochondrial Respiration of Human Glioblastoma Cells via Downregulation of Specific Respiratory Chain Proteins. | Cancers (Basel) | 2022 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| A Sensitive LC-MS/MS Method for the Simultaneous Determination of Two Thia-Analogous Indirubin N-Glycosides and Indirubin-3'-Monoxime in Plasma and Cell Culture Medium. | Molecules | 2022 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Fibrin gel enhances the antitumor effects of chimeric antigen receptor T cells in glioblastoma. | Sci Adv | 2021 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed |
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| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derived from it | U-118MG | CVCL_0633 | Has a recorded problem |
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GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_0020/papers?page=2