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Overview
The Immortalized Mouse CD4+CD8+ T Cells (MOHITO) has characteristics of an immortalized cell line, but are not immortalized by any immortalization reagents. It expresses the Notch1 and Jak1 mutations, as well as TCR rearrangement, both of which are characteristics to human T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL).
Key elements and design rationale
- Model identity: Immortalized Mouse CD4+ CD8+ T Cells (MOHITO) is supplied as a tumor cell line derived from Mouse blood.
- Growth properties: Suspension, round
- Growth conditions: For optimal cell culture, we recommend using PriCoat™ T25 Flasks (G299) or coating your preferred vessels with Applied Cell Extracellular Matrix (G422). PriGrow II (TM002) + 20% FBS (*Regular) + 10 ng/ml mouse IL-7 (Z200665) + 5 ng/ml mouse IL-2 (Z200135) + 1 ng/ml mouse IL-3 (Z200445) + 1% Penicillin/Streptomycin Solution (G255), 37.0°C, 5% CO₂.*Do not heat-inactivate It's highly recommended to retain minimum 20% conditioned medium in each passage to ensure growth and propagation of cells.
- Product format: Frozen, BSL-2
This cell-based model is generally used in immunology, hematology, and signaling studies. Donor/background information is available for contextual interpretation.
Biological background
The cells are derived from CD4+CD8+ T cells and are interleukin-7 (IL-7) dependent. The presence of IL-7 and IL-2 are required to activate the JAK/STAT signaling pathway. Transfection with BCR-ABL1 or mutant JAK1 transforms the cells to become IL-7 independent for proliferation. These cells are able to induce T-ALL-like disease when injected into healthy Balb/c mice. This cell line represents a novel model system to study T cell-specific protein signaling and inhibition mechanisms and oncogenic mutations, moreover they can be utilized in vitro and in vivo pharmaceutical studies. Depending on the culture conditions and number of passages, the cells can become more CD8 single positive and lose CD4 expression. If CD4/CD8 double positive cells are needed, users will need to sort the cells regularly to select for the desired immunophenotype. Donor/background information provided for this product: Balb/c Mouse.
Research relevance and current trends
- Cell-line models continue to be used for tumor phenotype comparison, pathway perturbation studies, and assay development in controlled in vitro systems.
- Engineered and subtype-defined tumor lines are often used to compare growth behavior, reporter output, and response patterns across matched experimental conditions.
- When metastatic or lineage features are described, investigators commonly interpret results alongside morphology, passage history, and culture environment.
Common research applications
- Cancer biology studies that compare proliferation-associated behavior, morphology, and pathway responses in vitro.
- Assay development for treatment response, reporter monitoring, or phenotype comparison under matched culture conditions.
- Side-by-side comparison of engineered versus parental background characteristics when relevant to the study design.
Changes in morphology, growth rate, viability, or reporter signal are typically interpreted together with passage history, culture matrix, and the specified growth conditions for the model.
Notes for experimental interpretation
- Morphology, doubling behavior, and reporter or marker output can shift with passage number, substrate choice, and medium composition; these variables should be recorded alongside experimental readouts.
- Matched controls such as parental cells, untreated cultures, or parallel cultures maintained under identical conditions help distinguish background effects from biology of interest.
Culture and product details
- Growth Conditions: For optimal cell culture, we recommend using PriCoat™ T25 Flasks (G299) or coating your preferred vessels with Applied Cell Extracellular Matrix (G422). PriGrow II (TM002) + 20% FBS (*Regular) + 10 ng/ml mouse IL-7 (Z200665) + 5 ng/ml mouse IL-2 (Z200135) + 1 ng/ml mouse IL-3 (Z200445) + 1% Penicillin/Streptomycin Solution (G255), 37.0°C, 5% CO₂.*Do not heat-inactivate It's highly recommended to retain minimum 20% conditioned medium in each passage to ensure growth and propagation of cells.
- Seeding Density (cells/ml): 400,000 - 800,000
- Thaw cells quickly in a 37°C water bath while agitating gently (maximum 2 minutes). The vial cap should be kept above the water level to minimize the risk of contamination.
- Decontaminate the vial by spraying and wiping the exterior of the vial with 70% ethanol. From this point onwards, all operations should be strictly carried out inside a biological safety cabinet using aseptic conditions.
- Transfer the cell suspension into a 15ml sterile conical tube containing 5ml of pre-warmed, complete growth media. Centrifuge cells at 125xg for 5-7 minutes.
- Aspirate the supernatant without disturbing the cell pellet. Re-suspend the cell pellet in the recommended pre-warmed, complete growth media and dispense into a 6-well culture plate.
- Incubate the cells at the recommended conditions.
- Simply add fresh complete media directly to the culture. Do not allow cell density to exceed 1x10⁶ cells/ml.
- Alternatively, replace complete growth media by centrifugation and re-suspend the cell pellet in fresh complete media, and add appropriate aliquots of the cell suspension to new culture vessels, as desired.
- Incubate the cells at the recommended conditions.
How should I handle live cells once I receive them?
https://www.abmgood.com/immortalized-cells-documents.html
Following these guidelines will help ensure optimal cell viability and performance.
Why are these cells classified as biosafety level II?
What is your warranty or return policy?
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How many times can cells divide?
Primary cells have a limited lifespan and will undergo a finite number of population doublings before entering senescence. The exact number varies by cell type and culture conditions.
Immortalized cell lines are capable of extended or indefinite proliferation under proper culture conditions, although growth characteristics may vary between lines.
Do I need Applied Cell Extracellular Matrix (G422) if I am using PriCoat™ flasks?
Cell line sourcing and selection (species, tissue, and disease model matching) · Stable cell line engineering (overexpression, knockdown, knockout via CRISPR/Cas9, shRNA, sgRNA) · Reporter gene integration (GFP, RFP, luciferase, fluorescent/bioluminescent constructs) · Genome editing and knockin (point mutations, tagged endogenous proteins, conditional alleles) · Inducible expression systems (Tet-On/Off and regulatable constructs) · Drug resistance marker selection (puromycin, G418, hygromycin, and others) · Custom growth and media optimisation for specific assay requirements · Scale-up production for high-throughput screening campaigns · Authentication and QC services (STR profiling, mycoplasma testing, viability assessment). Talk to a Scientist or contact support@biohippo.com.
