Cell line · CVCL_2129
MT-3 [Human contaminated breast cancer]
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Colon adenocarcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 12 papers.
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ConductScience Library. MT-3 [Human contaminated breast cancer]. Cell lines, record CVCL_2129. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_2129
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- MT-3 [Human contaminated breast cancer]
- Accession
- CVCL_2129
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_2129
- Synonyms
- MT3
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Female
- Age at sampling
- 58Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Colon adenocarcinoma (NCIt C4349)
- Derived from
- Colon (in situ)
- Cell type
- Epithelial cell of colon
- Parent
- LS174T (CVCL_1384)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a LS174T derivative (PubMed=25877200; DSMZ). Originally thought to originate from a breast carcinoma. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers12
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characterization of Human Cancer Cell Lines by Reverse-phase Protein Arrays. | Cancer Cell | 2017 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| TCLP: an online cancer cell line catalogue integrating HLA type, predicted neo-epitopes, virus and gene expression. | Genome Med | 2015 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| A resource for cell line authentication, annotation and quality control. | Nature | 2015 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| A comprehensive transcriptional portrait of human cancer cell lines. | Nat Biotechnol | 2015 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Modeling precision treatment of breast cancer. | Genome Biol | 2013 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| A genome-wide screen for microdeletions reveals disruption of polarity complex genes in diverse human cancers. | Cancer Res | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Evidence that both genetic instability and selection contribute to the accumulation of chromosome alterations in cancer. | Carcinogenesis | 2005 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| A recurrent chromosome translocation breakpoint in breast and pancreatic cancer cell lines targets the neuregulin/NRG1 gene. | Genes Chromosomes Cancer | 2003 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Identification of microsatellite instability and mismatch repair gene mutations in breast cancer cell lines. | Genes Chromosomes Cancer | 2003 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Molecular cytogenetic analysis of breast cancer cell lines. | Br J Cancer | 2000 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
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| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | LS174T | CVCL_1384 |
Source Cell lines
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| DSMZ | ACC-403 | Discontinued |
Source Cellosaurus
Data dates
The date of each source this release read.
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