Cell line · CVCL_WZ51
HKC
Transformed cell line, Homo sapiens. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 1 paper.
4 sourcescell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0
Cite this record
ConductScience Library. HKC. Cell lines, record CVCL_WZ51. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_WZ51
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- HKC
- Accession
- CVCL_WZ51
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_WZ51
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- Adult
- Category
- Transformed cell line
- Derived from
- Kidney, proximal tubule (in situ)
- Cell type
- Epithelial cell of proximal tubule
- Parent
- HK-2 [Human kidney] (CVCL_0302)
- Entry created
- 2019-09-06
- Entry updated
- 2025-08-14
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Shown to be a HK-2 derivative (CCRID). Originally thought to be a renal tubular epithelial cell line. |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers1
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lysine demethylase 4A is a centrosome-associated protein required for centrosome integrity and genomic stability. | FEBS J | 2026 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line |
Source PubMed
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | HK-2 [Human kidney] | CVCL_0302 |
Source Cell lines
Cell banks0
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Data dates
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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
- 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_WZ51
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_WZ51/problems