Cell line · CVCL_6872
ACC-2
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 6 papers.
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ConductScience Library. ACC-2. Cell lines, record CVCL_6872. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_6872
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- ACC-2
- Accession
- CVCL_6872
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_6872
- Synonyms
- Acc-2, ACC2
- 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
- HeLa (CVCL_0030)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a HeLa derivative (PubMed=19557180; PubMed=20143388; PubMed=21868764; PubMed=26116706). Originally thought to originate from a 28 year old female patient with a salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers6
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The cross-contaminated cell lines of adenoid cystic carcinoma: a crucial concern. | 2017 | Cellosaurus cites it | DOI | ||
| Genetic profiling reveals an alarming rate of cross-contamination among human cell lines used in China. | FASEB J | 2015 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| 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 | |
| Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified cell lines. | Int J Cancer | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Genetic profiling reveals cross-contamination and misidentification of 6 adenoid cystic carcinoma cell lines: ACC2, ACC3, ACCM, ACCNS, ACCS and CAC2. | PLoS One | 2009 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Homozygous deletions of CDKN2A caused by alternative mechanisms in various human cancer cell lines. | Genes Chromosomes Cancer | 2005 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives2
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | HeLa | CVCL_0030 | Cell lines | |
| Derived from it | ACC-M | CVCL_6874 | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CCTCC | GDC0048 |
Source Cellosaurus
Data dates
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GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_6872/problems