Cell line · CVCL_4734
ALVA-41
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Prostate carcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 8 papers.
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ConductScience Library. ALVA-41. Cell lines, record CVCL_4734. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_4734
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- ALVA-41
- Accession
- CVCL_4734
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_4734
- Synonyms
- ALVA 41, ALVA41, American Lake VA-41
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- 62Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Prostate carcinoma (NCIt C4863)
- Derived from
- Bone (metastatic)
- Parent
- PC-3 (CVCL_0035)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a PC-3 derivative (PubMed=11304728; PubMed=20143388; CelloPub=CLPUB00698). Originally thought to originate from the bone metastasis in a patient with well differentiated, stage B2, adenocarcinoma of the prostate. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers8
| 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 | |
| Cell lines used in prostate cancer research: a compendium of old and new lines--part 1. | J Urol | 2005 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Models for prostate cancer. Molecular characterization and critical appraisal of human prostate carcinoma cell lines. | 2004 | Cellosaurus cites it | Cellosaurus | ||
| Human prostate cancer cell lines. | Methods Mol Med | 2003 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Widely used prostate carcinoma cell lines share common origins. | Prostate | 2001 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Gap-junctional communication in normal and neoplastic prostate epithelial cells and its regulation by cAMP. | Mol Carcinog | 1996 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Characterization of ALVA-41 cells, a new human prostatic cancer cell line. | Steroids | 1994 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Effects of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) on human prostatic carcinoma. | J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol | 1991 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | PC-3 | CVCL_0035 |
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