Cell line · CVCL_7167
TEC61
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Gestational choriocarcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 3 papers.
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ConductScience Library. TEC61. Cell lines, record CVCL_7167. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_7167
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- TEC61
- Accession
- CVCL_7167
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_7167
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- Fetus
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Gestational choriocarcinoma (NCIt C4646); Gestational choriocarcinoma (ORDO Orphanet_99926)
- Derived from
- Fetal brain (metastatic)
- Parent
- JEG-3 (CVCL_0363)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems2
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a JEG-3 derivative (PubMed=20143388). Originally thought to be a thyroid endothelial cell. |
| Caution | PubMed=19625678 is a retractation of PubMed=12388152. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers3
| 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 | |
| Retraction. | Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab | 2009 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Isolation and characterization of human thyroid endothelial cells. | Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab | 2003 | Cellosaurus cites it | Retracted | PubMed |
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | JEG-3 | CVCL_0363 |
Source Cell lines
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ECACC | 06031505 | Discontinued |
Source Cellosaurus
Data dates
The date of each source this release read.
Sources 4
- CellosaurusCC BY 4.0, with credit to Cellosaurus (SIB)
- 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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Cellosaurus, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, https://www.cellosaurus.org, CC BY 4.0. Its problem notes are given in its own words.
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_7167
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_7167/problems