Cell line · CVCL_6861
Caov-2
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Lung adenocarcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 2 papers.
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Cite this record
ConductScience Library. Caov-2. Cell lines, record CVCL_6861. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_6861
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- Caov-2
- Accession
- CVCL_6861
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_6861
- Synonyms
- CaOV-2, CAOV-2, CAOV2
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Female
- Age at sampling
- 61Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Lung adenocarcinoma (NCIt C3512)
- Derived from
- Pleural effusion (metastatic)
- Cell type
- Epithelial cell
- Parent
- Calu-6 (CVCL_0236)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-11-27
Source Cellosaurus
Problems2
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | On the basis of its STR profile it seems to be a Calu-6 derivative. Originally thought to originate from an ovarian carcinoma. |
| Caution | Was thought to be an OVCAR-2 derivative because its STR profile was identical to that originally reported for that cell line (PubMed=22710073). But this was shown (September 2025) not to be the correct STR profile for OVCAR-2. Meanwhile it was also noticed that the Caov-2 STR profile is identical to that of Calu-6. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers2
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Calu-6 | CVCL_0236 |
Source Cell lines
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ATCC | HTB-74 | Discontinued |
Source Cellosaurus
Data dates
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- 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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- 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_6861
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_6861/problems