Lecture 47. Animal cell culture
technique and types of culture s
Types of culture techniques
• 1. Organ culture: Blood allow to clots in a
cavity and cells are grown on them.
• 2. Explant culture.
• 3. Disaggregation of tissue and get individual
cells
Cell cultures are described based on two
parameters
• Origin of the cells
– Primary cell culture (from animal or plant tissue)
– Extended culture (multipassage culture – cell
strain)
– Established (transformed) cell lines
• Manner of growth
– Suspension
– Adherent
Primary cell cultures
• Cells derived directly from a tissue
• Limited growth potential
• Limited life span
– Usually cell dies after 50 divisions
• Cells are used within days from culture
• May give rise to a cell strain or be
immortalized
• Strain - a lineage of cells originating from
one primary culture
Transformed cells, cell lines
• Derived from tumors
• Arise spontaneously in culture
• Primary cells transformed with viruses,
radiation etc
• Grow indefinitely in culture
• Usually unstable complement of chromosomes
• Cell line - cells derived from a single parental
transformed cell
Transformed cell lines
• These types of cells do not age in culture
• They are ‘immortal’
• They often lose contact inhibition
• They often lose many normal
characteristics
• They are not dependent on growth factors
• They may express ‘large T-antigen’ a p53
inhibitor
Transformation
Characteristics
– Infinite life span
– High growth
potential
– Low growth factor
dependence
– Suspension growth
– Aneuploid
Methods
– Mutagens
– Viruses
– Oncogenes
– Spontaneous
tumors
Not all transformed cell lines can form
tumors, but all tumors contain transformed
cells
Evolution of a cell line
Advantages and Disadvantages of finite and
continuous cell lines
Chromosome numbers of finite and continuous
cell lines
Classification of cell cultures based on
manner of growth
• Suspension cells
– Grow floating in culture medium
– Cells survive and proliferate without the attachment to culture
container
– Cells cultured from blood, spleen and bone marrow
• Adherent cells
– Grow as a monolayer attached to the surface of culture container
– Cells derived from ectodermal and endodermal embryonic layers
– Fibroblasts, epithelial cells, neurons
– Most of the time require the specialized surface
Name Species and tissue of origin Morphology
MRC-5 Human lung Fibroblast
HeLa Human cervix Epithelial
VERO
African Green Monkey
Kidney
Epithelial
NIH 3T3 Mouse embryo Fibroblast
L929 Mouse connective tissue Fibroblast
CHO Chinese Hamster Ovary Fibroblast
BHK-21 Syrian Hamster Kidney Fibroblast
HEK 293 Human Kidney Epithelial
HEPG2 Human Liver Epithelial
BAE-1 Bovine aorta Endothelial
Adherent cell lines
Name
Species and tissue of
origin
Morphology
NSO Mouse myeloma Lymphoblastoid-
like
U937
Human Hystiocytic
Lymphoma
Lymphoblastoid
Namalwa Human Lymphoma Lymphoblastoid
HL60 Human Leukaemia
Lymphoblastoid-
like
WEHI 231 Mouse B-cell Lymphoma Lymphoblastoid
YAC 1 Mouse Lymphoma Lymphoblastoid
U 266B1 Human Myeloma Lymphoblastoid
SH-SY5Y Human neuroblastoma Neuroblast
Suspension cell lines
BAE Endothelial HeLa epithelial
MRC 5 fibroblast
SHSY5 neuronal
Epithelial cells: Spherical or oval, adherent, confluent monolayer is farmed
After sub culturing. Strong cell adhesion and needs extracellular matrix
Like dextrin, collagen, fibrin to serve as support for cell to attach and multiply.
Mouse and rabbit epethilial cell lines are available from cell culture centres.
Endothelial cells: Oval shaped with elongated connective fibres appear like
spines
Embedded in fibronectin network. Farm partial confluent monolayer after
subculturing.
Fibroblast cells: Rich in actin and mayosin febrile proteins. Cells appear slender
and spiny with large vacuolar space between the fibrin network. Adherent cell
type.
Tissue specific neuronal, hepatic, pancreatoc acinar cell lines also available.
Cells from spleen (lymphocytes), blood (RBC, WBC,Platelets) have their own
morphology specific to their metabolic requirements.
• In some instances cell cultures may
grow as semi-adherent cells e.g. B95-8
where there appears to be a mixed
population of attached and suspension
cells.
• For these cell lines it is essential that
both cell types are subcultured to
maintain the heterogeneous nature of
the culture.

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  • 1.
    Lecture 47. Animalcell culture technique and types of culture s
  • 2.
    Types of culturetechniques • 1. Organ culture: Blood allow to clots in a cavity and cells are grown on them. • 2. Explant culture. • 3. Disaggregation of tissue and get individual cells
  • 3.
    Cell cultures aredescribed based on two parameters • Origin of the cells – Primary cell culture (from animal or plant tissue) – Extended culture (multipassage culture – cell strain) – Established (transformed) cell lines • Manner of growth – Suspension – Adherent
  • 4.
    Primary cell cultures •Cells derived directly from a tissue • Limited growth potential • Limited life span – Usually cell dies after 50 divisions • Cells are used within days from culture • May give rise to a cell strain or be immortalized • Strain - a lineage of cells originating from one primary culture
  • 5.
    Transformed cells, celllines • Derived from tumors • Arise spontaneously in culture • Primary cells transformed with viruses, radiation etc • Grow indefinitely in culture • Usually unstable complement of chromosomes • Cell line - cells derived from a single parental transformed cell
  • 6.
    Transformed cell lines •These types of cells do not age in culture • They are ‘immortal’ • They often lose contact inhibition • They often lose many normal characteristics • They are not dependent on growth factors • They may express ‘large T-antigen’ a p53 inhibitor
  • 7.
    Transformation Characteristics – Infinite lifespan – High growth potential – Low growth factor dependence – Suspension growth – Aneuploid Methods – Mutagens – Viruses – Oncogenes – Spontaneous tumors Not all transformed cell lines can form tumors, but all tumors contain transformed cells
  • 8.
    Evolution of acell line
  • 9.
    Advantages and Disadvantagesof finite and continuous cell lines
  • 10.
    Chromosome numbers offinite and continuous cell lines
  • 11.
    Classification of cellcultures based on manner of growth • Suspension cells – Grow floating in culture medium – Cells survive and proliferate without the attachment to culture container – Cells cultured from blood, spleen and bone marrow • Adherent cells – Grow as a monolayer attached to the surface of culture container – Cells derived from ectodermal and endodermal embryonic layers – Fibroblasts, epithelial cells, neurons – Most of the time require the specialized surface
  • 12.
    Name Species andtissue of origin Morphology MRC-5 Human lung Fibroblast HeLa Human cervix Epithelial VERO African Green Monkey Kidney Epithelial NIH 3T3 Mouse embryo Fibroblast L929 Mouse connective tissue Fibroblast CHO Chinese Hamster Ovary Fibroblast BHK-21 Syrian Hamster Kidney Fibroblast HEK 293 Human Kidney Epithelial HEPG2 Human Liver Epithelial BAE-1 Bovine aorta Endothelial Adherent cell lines
  • 13.
    Name Species and tissueof origin Morphology NSO Mouse myeloma Lymphoblastoid- like U937 Human Hystiocytic Lymphoma Lymphoblastoid Namalwa Human Lymphoma Lymphoblastoid HL60 Human Leukaemia Lymphoblastoid- like WEHI 231 Mouse B-cell Lymphoma Lymphoblastoid YAC 1 Mouse Lymphoma Lymphoblastoid U 266B1 Human Myeloma Lymphoblastoid SH-SY5Y Human neuroblastoma Neuroblast Suspension cell lines
  • 14.
    BAE Endothelial HeLaepithelial MRC 5 fibroblast SHSY5 neuronal
  • 15.
    Epithelial cells: Sphericalor oval, adherent, confluent monolayer is farmed After sub culturing. Strong cell adhesion and needs extracellular matrix Like dextrin, collagen, fibrin to serve as support for cell to attach and multiply. Mouse and rabbit epethilial cell lines are available from cell culture centres. Endothelial cells: Oval shaped with elongated connective fibres appear like spines Embedded in fibronectin network. Farm partial confluent monolayer after subculturing. Fibroblast cells: Rich in actin and mayosin febrile proteins. Cells appear slender and spiny with large vacuolar space between the fibrin network. Adherent cell type. Tissue specific neuronal, hepatic, pancreatoc acinar cell lines also available. Cells from spleen (lymphocytes), blood (RBC, WBC,Platelets) have their own morphology specific to their metabolic requirements.
  • 16.
    • In someinstances cell cultures may grow as semi-adherent cells e.g. B95-8 where there appears to be a mixed population of attached and suspension cells. • For these cell lines it is essential that both cell types are subcultured to maintain the heterogeneous nature of the culture.