Cell line · CVCL_XK16
HaCaT A-5
Spontaneously immortalized cell line, Homo sapiens. 2 papers.
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ConductScience Library. HaCaT A-5. Cell lines, record CVCL_XK16. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_XK16
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- HaCaT A-5
- Accession
- CVCL_XK16
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_XK16
- Synonyms
- HaCaT-ras clone A-5, HaCaT-ras A5, A-5, A5
- Species
- Homo sapiens (Human)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- 62Y
- Category
- Spontaneously immortalized cell line
- Derived from
- Back, skin, epidermis (in situ)
- Cell type
- Keratinocyte
- Parent
- HaCaT (CVCL_0038)
- Entry created
- 2019-12-19
- Entry updated
- 2025-11-27
Source Cellosaurus
Problems0
Cellosaurus records no problem for this cell line.
None in this release.
Papers2
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proliferation and motility of HaCaT keratinocyte derivatives is enhanced by fibroblast nemosis. | Exp Cell Res | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
Tumor progression of skin carcinoma cells in vivo promoted by clonal selection, mutagenesis, and autocrine growth regulation by granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. | Am J Pathol | 2001 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives2
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | HaCaT | CVCL_0038 | Cell lines | |
| Derived from it | HaCaT RT3 | CVCL_XK15 | Cell lines |
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| CLS | 300494 |
Source CLS
Data dates
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- PubMed Central's articlesTitles shown only for CC0, CC BY and public domain articles
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For software
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The record and each of its lists are JSON, twenty rows a page. No key.
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_XK16
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_XK16/problems