Cell line · CVCL_1904
AV3
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 8 papers.
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ConductScience Library. AV3. Cell lines, record CVCL_1904. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_1904
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- AV3
- Accession
- CVCL_1904
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_1904
- Synonyms
- AV 3, AV-3
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Female
- Age at sampling
- 30Y6M
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma (NCIt C27677)
- Derived from
- Uterus, cervix (in situ)
- Parent
- HeLa (CVCL_0030)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a HeLa derivative (PubMed=4864103; PubMed=5641128; PubMed=1246601; PubMed=20143388). Originally thought to originate from a normal amnion. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers8
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The haplotype-resolved genome and epigenome of the aneuploid HeLa cancer cell line. | Nature | 2013 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines. | Int J Cancer | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| HeLa cultures defined. | Science | 1976 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| The animal cell culture collection. | 1970 | Cellosaurus cites it | DOI | ||
| Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase isoenzymes in human cell cultures determined by sucrose-agar gel and cellulose acetate zymograms. | Proc Soc Exp Biol Med | 1968 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Apparent Hela cell contamination of human heteroploid cell lines. | Nature | 1968 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Genetic markers as tracers in cell culture. | Natl Cancer Inst Monogr | 1967 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| ANIMAL CELL STRAINS. THE CELL CULTURE COLLECTION COMMITTEE HAS ASSEMBLED AND CERTIFIED 23 STRAINS OF ANIMAL CELLS. | Science | 1964 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives2
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | HeLa | CVCL_0030 | Cell lines | |
| Derived from it | F-49-1 | CVCL_A5VW | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
Cell banks4
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATCC | CCL-21 | ATCC | |
| ECACC | 88102402 | ECACC | |
| IZSLER | BS CL 3 | Cellosaurus | |
| KCLB | 10021 | Discontinued | Cellosaurus |
Data dates
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- CellosaurusCC BY 4.0, with credit to Cellosaurus (SIB)
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