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WI-38

Finite cell line, Homo sapiens. 75 papers.

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ConductScience Library. WI-38. Cell lines, record CVCL_0579. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_0579

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Name
WI-38
Accession
CVCL_0579
RRID
RRID:CVCL_0579
Synonyms
Wi-38, WI 38, WI38, Wistar Institute-38, AG06814E, AG06814G, AG06814H, AG06814-J, AG06814J, AG06814-M, AG06814-N
Species
Homo sapiens (Human)
Sex
Female
Age at sampling
16FW
Category
Finite cell line
Derived from
Fetal lung (in situ)
Cell type
Fibroblast of lung
Entry created
2012-04-04
Entry updated
2025-11-27

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Problems0

Cellosaurus records no problem for this cell line.

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Papers75

PaperJournalYearHow we knowRetractedSource
Selective elimination of quiescent cancer cells by dequalinium chloride via ROS-mediated ferroptosis.FEBS Open Bio2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
Acute LINE-1 overexpression rewires the transcriptome, proteome and secretome of primary human fibroblasts.bioRxiv2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
Contractile perinuclear actomyosin network promotes peripheral and polar chromosome interaction with the mitotic spindle.Elife2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
BMAL2 is a druggable target for ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC).EMBO Mol Med2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
Decreased Glucose Metabolism and Declined Chaperones Are Unique Features Required for the Survival of Senescent Fibroblasts and Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Is a Potent Senolytic Target.Aging Cell2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
Unfolded Protein Response as a Therapeutic Target: 4-(Heptyloxy)phenol Induces Programmed Cell Death in Ewing Sarcoma.Mol Cancer Ther2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
Distinct Regulation of the ARF and TAp73 Tumor Suppressor Genes by the Transcription Factor E2F1 Enables Discrimination of Cancer Cells from Normal Growing Cells.Cells2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
Integrative CRISPR Screening and RNA Analyses Discover an Essential Role for PUF60 Interactions with 3' Splice Sites in Cancer Progression.Cancer Res2026Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
A Novel Quinolone JH62 (E-2-(Tridec-4-en-1-yl)-quinolin-4(1H)-one) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Exhibits Potent Anticancer Activity.Microorganisms2025Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed
A Reporter Platform to Study Therapy-Induced Senescence in Live Cancer Cells.Small Methods2025Its Methods give the RRID and name the linePubMed

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Relatives16

RelationCell lineAccessionProblemSource
Derived from itGM08854CVCL_1R80Cell lines
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Derived from itPSV811CVCL_3142Has a recorded problemCell lines
Derived from itUTHsCVCL_7871Cell lines
Derived from itWI-38 (HSV-2)TrCVCL_YU09Cell lines
Derived from itWI-38 CT-1CVCL_L281Cell lines
Derived from itWI-38 TrCVCL_5605Cell lines
Derived from itWI-38 VA13 subline 2RACVCL_2759Cell lines
Derived from itWI-38-30CVCL_2812Cell lines

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Cell banks17

Cell bankCatalog numberStatusSource
ATCCCCL-75ATCC
ATCCCRL-7728DiscontinuedCellosaurus
AddexBioT0016037/5007Cellosaurus
CCTCCGDC0016Cellosaurus
CLS300428CLS
CoriellAG06814-JCoriell
CoriellAG06814-MCoriell
CoriellAG06814-NCoriell
ECACC90020107ECACC
IZSLERBS CL 90Cellosaurus

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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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  • NLM's PMC Article DatasetsNLM's PMC Article Datasets on AWS, https://registry.opendata.aws/ncbi-pmc. Its terms: users "acknowledge NLM as the source of the data in a clear and conspicuous manner", do not use the PubMed Central wordmark or the PMC logo, do not "indicate or imply that NLM/NIH/HHS has endorsed" a product, and "only distribute data that are licensed for redistribution". Each article keeps its own license: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/about/copyright/
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