Cell line · CVCL_1840
Namalwa.KN2
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. EBV-related Burkitt lymphoma. 4 papers.
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ConductScience Library. Namalwa.KN2. Cell lines, record CVCL_1840. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_1840
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- Namalwa.KN2
- Accession
- CVCL_1840
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_1840
- Synonyms
- NAMALWA.KN2, Namalwa KN2, KN2
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Female
- Age at sampling
- Children
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- EBV-related Burkitt lymphoma (NCIt C27694); Burkitt lymphoma (ORDO Orphanet_543)
- Cell type
- B-cell
- Parent
- Namalwa (CVCL_0067)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems0
Cellosaurus records no problem for this cell line.
None in this release.
Papers4
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detection of EBV, HBV, HCV, HIV-1, HTLV-I and -II, and SMRV in human and other primate cell lines. | J Biomed Biotechnol | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Insertion of SMRV-H viral DNA at the c-myc gene locus of a BL cell line and presence in established cell lines. | Int J Cancer | 1992 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Recurrent mutation of immunoglobulin and c-myc genes and differential expression of cell surface antigens occur in variant cell lines derived from a Burkitt lymphoma. | Int J Cancer | 1990 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| MHC class II antigen and immunoglobulin expression in spontaneous phenotypic variants of the Burkitt's lymphoma cell line Namalwa. | Immunology | 1986 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Namalwa | CVCL_0067 |
Source Cell lines
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSMZ | ACC-68 |
Source DSMZ
Data dates
The date of each source this release read.
Sources 4
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- PubMed Central's articlesTitles shown only for CC0, CC BY and public domain articles
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For software
Read this cell line from software.
The record and each of its lists are JSON, twenty rows a page. No key.
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_1840
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_1840/problems