Cell line · CVCL_0440

MRC-5

Finite cell line, Homo sapiens. 97 papers.

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ConductScience Library. MRC-5. Cell lines, record CVCL_0440. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_0440

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Cell line

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Name: MRC-5
Accession: CVCL_0440
RRID: RRID:CVCL_0440
Synonyms: MRC5, MRC 5, MRCV, MRC-V, Medical Research Council cell strain-5
Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
Sex: Male
Age at sampling: 14FW
Category: Finite cell line
Derived from: Fetal lung (in situ)
Cell type: Fibroblast of lung
Entry created: 2012-04-04
Entry updated: 2026-06-25

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Problems0

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Papers97

1 more article gives this line's RRID in its Methods without naming the line nearby, so it is not listed.

Paper	Journal	Year	How we know	Source
Pathogenic autoantibodies targeting DNA repair proteins are shared by cancer patients and healthy children later diagnosed with cancer.	Front Immunol	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
Integrative Assessment of Teucrium Extracts: Phytochemical Profile, Nutritional-Mineral Composition, Biological Activities, and Toxicological Assessment In Vitro and In Vivo.	Chem Biodivers	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
Cytotoxic Dihydroagarofuran Sesquiterpenoids Isolated From the Roots of Tripterygium wilfordii.	Chem Biodivers	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
TRPML1 agonist ML-SA5 attenuates pulmonary fibroblast activation by suppressing mTOR and restoring autophagic flux.	FEBS Open Bio	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
ImmTACs overcome cytotoxic T cell suppression.	Immunother Adv	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
Dual Metabolic Targeting of Cancer: Lessons from Metformin and 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose Combinations.	Cancers (Basel)	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
Recombinant BaMtx Preserves the Biological Properties of a Lys49 Phospholipase A2 from Bothrops atrox and Reveals Differential Responses in Tumor and Non-Tumor Cell Models.	Toxins (Basel)	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
Blood Cell-Camouflaged Liquid Metal Nanoconjugates Orchestrate Treg Depletion and STING-Amplified Photothermal Immunity for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy.	Adv Sci (Weinh)	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
Cocoa by-products extracts suppress viral replication and oxidative stress in chikungunya virus-infected cells.	PLoS One	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed
Hypoxia-activated PROTAC for dual inhibition of FAK and EGFR enables synergistic mechano-chemical cancer therapy.	Neoplasia	2026	Its Methods give the RRID and name the line	PubMed

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Relatives157

Relation	Cell line	Accession	Problem	Source
Derived from it	1221	CVCL_2264		Cell lines
Derived from it	A9(Neo1)	CVCL_2837		Cell lines
Derived from it	A9(Neo11)	CVCL_2838		Cell lines
Derived from it	A9(Neo19)	CVCL_2844		Cell lines
Derived from it	A9(Neo20)	CVCL_2846		Cell lines
Derived from it	A9(Neo4)	CVCL_2848		Cell lines
Derived from it	AG27415	CVCL_WT86		Cell lines
Derived from it	Flow13000	CVCL_F664	Has a recorded problem	Cell lines
Derived from it	HuS-L12/10	CVCL_JG29		Cell lines
Derived from it	HuSI-L23	CVCL_4W54		Cell lines

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Cell banks19

Cell bank	Catalog number	Status	Source
ATCC	CCL-171		ATCC
AddexBio	T0016002/4922		Cellosaurus
BCRC	60023		BCRC
BCRJ	0180		BCRJ
CCTCC	GDC0032		Cellosaurus
CLS	300395		CLS
ECACC	97112601	Discontinued	Cellosaurus
Hysigen	TCH-C263		Hysigen
IBRC	C10313		Cellosaurus
ICLC	HL95001		ICLC

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Data dates

The date of each source this release read.

Cellosaurus: 2026-10-22; Cellosaurus
PubMed Central's articles: 2026-11-12; PubMed Central's articles
Our copy of PubMed: 2026-11-06; Our copy of PubMed

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