Cell line · CVCL_Z252
BTI-Tnao38
Spontaneously immortalized cell line, Trichoplusia ni. Cellosaurus records it as contaminated. 7 papers.
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ConductScience Library. BTI-Tnao38. Cell lines, record CVCL_Z252. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_Z252
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- BTI-Tnao38
- Accession
- CVCL_Z252
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_Z252
- Synonyms
- Tnao38, Ao38
- Species
- Trichoplusia ni (Cabbage looper)
- Sex
- Sex unspecified
- Age at sampling
- Embryonic stage
- Category
- Spontaneously immortalized cell line
- Derived from
- Whole embryo (in situ)
- Parent
- BTI-Tn-5B1-4 (CVCL_C190)
- Entry created
- 2015-04-10
- Entry updated
- 2025-04-10
Source Cellosaurus
Problems1
| Problem | Cellosaurus's note |
|---|---|
| Contaminated | Originally thought to be from Ascalapha odorata. Shown to be a BTI-Tn-5B1-4 derivative (PubMed=22531032). |
Source Cellosaurus
Papers7
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phalloidin and DNase I-bound F-actin pointed end structures reveal principles of filament stabilization and disassembly. | Nat Commun | 2024 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Molecular mechanisms of inorganic-phosphate release from the core and barbed end of actin filaments. | Nat Struct Mol Biol | 2023 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Profilin and formin constitute a pacemaker system for robust actin filament growth. | Elife | 2019 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Adventitious viruses in insect cell lines used for recombinant protein expression. | Protein Expr Purif | 2018 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Tnao38, high five and Sf9--evaluation of host-virus interactions in three different insect cell lines: baculovirus production and recombinant protein expression. | Biotechnol Lett | 2014 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Correction: BTI-Tnao38, a new cell line derived from Trichoplusia ni, is permissive for AcMNPV infection and produces high levels of recombinant proteins. | BMC Biotechnol | 2012 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Ao38, a new cell line from eggs of the black witch moth, Ascalapha odorata (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), is permissive for AcMNPV infection and produces high levels of recombinant proteins. | BMC Biotechnol | 2010 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives1
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | BTI-Tn-5B1-4 | CVCL_C190 |
Source Cell lines
Cell banks1
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ABM | T0853 |
Source ABM
Data dates
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- CellosaurusCC BY 4.0, with credit to Cellosaurus (SIB)
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