Cell line · CVCL_4015
JCA-1
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Bladder carcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 5 papers.
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ConductScience Library. JCA-1. Cell lines, record CVCL_4015. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_4015
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- JCA-1
- Accession
- CVCL_4015
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_4015
- Synonyms
- JCA1
- 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
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a T24 derivative (PubMed=11304728; PubMed=11522622; PubMed=20143388; CelloPub=CLPUB00698). Originally thought to originate from a 67 year old male patient with prostate carcinoma. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers5
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines. | Int J Cancer | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Models for prostate cancer. Molecular characterization and critical appraisal of human prostate carcinoma cell lines. | 2004 | Cellosaurus cites it | Cellosaurus | ||
| TSU-Pr1 and JCA-1 cells are derivatives of T24 bladder carcinoma cells and are not of prostatic origin. | Cancer Res | 2001 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Widely used prostate carcinoma cell lines share common origins. | Prostate | 2001 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Establishment of new human prostatic cancer cell line (JCA-1). | Urology | 1990 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | T24 | CVCL_0554 |
Source Cell lines
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The record and each of its lists are JSON, twenty rows a page. No key.
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_4015
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_4015/problems