Cell line · CVCL_2817
HEp-2 clone 2B
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 3 papers.
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ConductScience Library. HEp-2 clone 2B. Cell lines, record CVCL_2817. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_2817
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- HEp-2 clone 2B
- Accession
- CVCL_2817
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_2817
- Synonyms
- Hep2 (Clone 2B), Hep2 clone B
- 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
- HEp-2 (CVCL_1906)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Parent cell line (HEp-2) has been shown to be a HeLa derivative (PubMed=1246601; PubMed=20143388). |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers3
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characterization of a new case of XMLV (Bxv1) contamination in the human cell line Hep2 (clone 2B). | Sci Rep | 2020 | 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 |
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | HEp-2 | CVCL_1906 | Has a recorded problem |
Source Cell lines
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ECACC | 85011412 |
Source ECACC
Data dates
The date of each source this release read.
Sources 4
- CellosaurusCC BY 4.0, with credit to Cellosaurus (SIB)
- PubMed Central's articlesTitles shown only for CC0, CC BY and public domain articles
- NLM's PMC Article DatasetsCourtesy of NLM, which does not endorse this database
- PubMedNLM's terms
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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_2817
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_2817/problems