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ECV-304

Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Bladder carcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 15 papers.

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ConductScience Library. ECV-304. Cell lines, record CVCL_2029. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_2029

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Cell line

As Cellosaurus gives it.

Name
ECV-304
Accession
CVCL_2029
RRID
RRID:CVCL_2029
Synonyms
ECV 304, ECV304, ECV, E304, T24(ECV304)
Species
Homo sapiens (Human)
Sex
Female
Age at sampling
82Y
Category
Cancer cell line
Diseases
Bladder carcinoma (NCIt C4912)
Derived from
Urinary bladder (in situ)
Parent
T24 (CVCL_0554)
Entry created
2012-04-04
Entry updated
2025-04-10

Source Cellosaurus

Problems1

ProblemCellosaurus's note
Contaminated
Shown to be a T24 derivative (DOI=10.11418/jtca1981.18.4_329; PubMed=10508494; PubMed=10614862; PubMed=12197766; PubMed=20143388). Originally thought to originate from endothelial cells obtained from the umbilical vein of a healthy donor.

Papers15

PaperJournalYearHow we knowRetractedSource
Culture of SARS-CoV-2 in a panel of laboratory cell lines, permissivity, and differences in growth profile.Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis2021Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Quantitative profiling of spreading-coupled protein tyrosine phosphorylation in migratory cells.Sci Rep2016Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines.Int J Cancer2010Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
In vitro expression of the endothelial phenotype: comparative study of primary isolated cells and cell lines, including the novel cell line HPMEC-ST1.6R.Microvasc Res2002Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Bladder carcinoma cell line ECV304 is not a model system for endothelial cells.In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim2002Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Phenotypic characterization of human umbilical vein endothelial (ECV304) and urinary carcinoma (T24) cells: endothelial versus epithelial features.In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim2001Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Short tandem repeat profiling provides an international reference standard for human cell lines.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2001Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Critical evaluation of ECV304 as a human endothelial cell model defined by genetic analysis and functional responses: a comparison with the human bladder cancer derived epithelial cell line T24/83.Lab Invest2000Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
ECV304 (endothelial) is really T24 (bladder carcinoma): cell line cross- contamination at source.In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim1999Cellosaurus cites itPubMed
Widespread intraspecies cross-contamination of human tumor cell lines arising at source.Int J Cancer1999Cellosaurus cites itPubMed

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Relatives4

RelationCell lineAccessionProblemSource
ParentT24CVCL_0554Cell lines
Derived from itCellSensor IL-1-bla ECV304CVCL_KS70Has a recorded problemCell lines
Derived from itt-HUE1CVCL_UY91Has a recorded problemCell lines
Derived from itt-HUE2CVCL_J427Has a recorded problemCell lines

Cell banks8

Cell bankCatalog numberStatusSource
ATCCCRL-1998DiscontinuedCellosaurus
BCRJ0283DiscontinuedCellosaurus
CLS300452CLS
DSMZACC-310DiscontinuedCellosaurus
ECACC92091712ECACC
IZSLERBS CL 137Cellosaurus
JCRBJCRB0744JCRB
JCRBNIHS0220DiscontinuedCellosaurus

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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