Cell line · CVCL_9569
SLK
Cancer cell line, Homo sapiens. Clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 11 papers.
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ConductScience Library. SLK. Cell lines, record CVCL_9569. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_9569
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- SLK
- Accession
- CVCL_9569
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_9569
- Synonyms
- KS-SLK
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- 49Y
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (NCIt C4033); Clear cell renal carcinoma (ORDO Orphanet_319276)
- Derived from
- Skin (metastatic)
- Parent
- Caki-1 (CVCL_0234)
- Entry created
- 2012-06-06
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a Caki-1 derivative (PubMed=22987579). Originally thought to originate from a 28 year old male patient with HIV-1 negative Kaposi sarcoma. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers11
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaposi Sarcoma Herpes Virus Reprograms Mesenchymal Cell Glycosylation to control platelet-derived growth factor receptor A signaling. | bioRxiv | 2026 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) gB dictates a low-pH endocytotic entry pathway as revealed by a dual-fluorescent virus system and a rhesus monkey rhadinovirus expressing KSHV gB. | PLoS Pathog | 2025 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| A simple method for rapid cloning of complete herpesvirus genomes. | Cell Rep Methods | 2024 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
Comparison of a Genotype 1 and a Genotype 2 Macaque Foamy Virus env Gene Indicates Distinct Infectivity and Cell-Cell Fusion but Similar Tropism and Restriction of Cell Entry by Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Proteins. | Viruses | 2023 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Antibodies Targeting KSHV gH/gL Reveal Distinct Neutralization Mechanisms. | Viruses | 2022 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Interferon-Induced Transmembrane Proteins Inhibit Infection by the Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus and the Related Rhesus Monkey Rhadinovirus in a Cell-Specific Manner. | mBio | 2021 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Plxdc family members are novel receptors for the rhesus monkey rhadinovirus (RRV). | PLoS Pathog | 2021 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| A comparative epigenome analysis of gammaherpesviruses suggests cis-acting sequence features as critical mediators of rapid polycomb recruitment. | PLoS Pathog | 2019 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Kaposi's sarcoma-derived cell line SLK is not of endothelial origin, but is a contaminant from a known renal carcinoma cell line. | Int J Cancer | 2013 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Kaposi's sarcoma. | 1999 | Cellosaurus cites it | DOI |
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See all 11 papersRelatives2
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | Caki-1 | CVCL_0234 | Cell lines | |
| Derived from it | iSLK | CVCL_B6YU | Has a recorded problem | Cell lines |
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| BEI_Resources | ARP-9402 |
Source BEI_Resources
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