Cell line · CVCL_4912
Tu 167
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Floor of mouth squamous cell carcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 4 papers.
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ConductScience Library. Tu 167. Cell lines, record CVCL_4912. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_4912
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- Tu 167
- Accession
- CVCL_4912
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_4912
- Synonyms
- Tu-167, TU-167, Tu167, TU167, T167, T-167
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- 72Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Floor of mouth squamous cell carcinoma (NCIt C4041); Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity (ORDO Orphanet_502363)
- Derived from
- Oral cavity, floor of mouth (in situ)
- Parent
- UM-SCC-1 (CVCL_7707)
- Secondary accessions
- CVCL_1Q87
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a UM-SCC-1 derivative (PubMed=21868764). |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers4
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly and initial characterization of a panel of 85 genomically validated cell lines from diverse head and neck tumor sites. | Clin Cancer Res | 2011 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Lack of P-glycoprotein expression by low-dose fractionated radiation results from loss of nuclear factor-kappaB and NF-Y activation in oral carcinoma cells. | Mol Cancer Res | 2008 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Molecular analysis of anoikis resistance in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. | Oral Oncol | 2007 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Acquisition of anoikis resistance is a critical step in the progression of oral tongue cancer. | Oral Oncol | 2003 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives8
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | UM-SCC-1 | CVCL_7707 | Cell lines | |
| Derived from it | DM12 [Human OCSCC] | CVCL_1Q83 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
| Derived from it | DM14 [Human OCSCC] | CVCL_1Q84 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
| Derived from it | JMAR | CVCL_1Q86 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
| Derived from it | JMAR C39 | CVCL_WI16 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
| Derived from it | JMAR C42 | CVCL_WI17 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
| Derived from it | Tu 167 c2 | CVCL_WI18 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
| Derived from it | Tu167LN1 | CVCL_1Q85 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
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- CellosaurusCC BY 4.0, with credit to Cellosaurus (SIB)
- PubMed Central's articlesTitles shown only for CC0, CC BY and public domain articles
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