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B35 cells can be stimulated to differentiate in the presence of dibutyryl cyclic AMP (cAMP) or by serum deprivation.
The cells also may be used to study the metabolism and physiology of nervous tissue and the pathology of nervous disorders.
They are easily transfected with plasmid DNA.
Rats were inoculated with N-nitrosoethylurea (NEU) 15 days after conception. Tumors found in the central nervous system (CNS) 4 to 10 months after birth were excised, minced, adapted to culture and cloned. Ref
Schubert D, et al. Clonal cell lines from the rat central nervous system. Nature 249: 224-227, 1974. PubMed: 4151463
The cells retain glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and choline acetyltransferase activities; express gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA). The cells are negative for S100 (S-100) protein. Ref
Schubert D, et al. Clonal cell lines from the rat central nervous system. Nature 249: 224-227, 1974. PubMed: 4151463 The cells are positive for neuron specific enolase. Ref
Vinores SA, et al. Immunoradiometric and immunohistochemical demonstration of neuron-specific enolase in experimental rat gliomas. Cancer Res. 44: 2595-2599, 1984. PubMed: 6722796
A culture submitted to the ATCC in October 2002 was found to be contaminated with mycoplasma. Progeny were cured by a 21-day treatment with BM Cycline. The cells were assayed for mycoplasma, by the Hoechst stain, PCR and the standard culture test, after a six-week period following treatment. All tests were negative.
Schubert D, et al. Clonal cell lines from the rat central nervous system. Nature 249: 224-227, 1974. PubMed: 4151463
Vinores SA, et al. Immunoradiometric and immunohistochemical demonstration of neuron-specific enolase in experimental rat gliomas. Cancer Res. 44: 2595-2599, 1984. PubMed: 6722796
Otey CA, et al. B35 neuroblastoma cells: an easily transfected, cultured cell model of central nervous system neurons. Methods Cell Biol. : 287-304, 2003. PubMed: 12884695
