NCI-H446 Cells

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Products are shipped frozen on dry ice in cryotubes. Each cryotube typically contains 3 × 10⁶ cells for adherent lines or 5 × 10⁶ cells for suspension lines (refer to the batch CoA for details).

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cryovial

Product number: 305049

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Certificate of Analysis (CoA)

Description	This cell line was established in 1982 by D. Carney, A.F. Gazdar and associates from the pleural fluid of a patient with small cell cancer of the lung. The original tumor morphology was not characteristic of small cell lung cancer. The cell line is a variant small cell lung cancer in biochemistry and morphology, and expresses neuron specific enolase as well as the brain isoenzyme of creatine kinase. None of L-DOPA decarboxylase, bombesin, vasopressin, oxytocin or gastrin releasing peptide has been detected in the cell line. This cell line exhibits a 20-fold higher degree of c-myc DNA amplification and a 15-fold higher degree of c-myc RNA. The cell line was originally propagated in serum free RPMI 1640 medium supplemented with 10 nM of hydrocortisone, 5 microgram/mL of insulin, 10 microgram/mL of transferrin, 10 nM of 17-beta-estradiol, and 30 nM of sodium selenite. Transplantable tumors with non-typical small cell lung cancer histology can be formed by the cells.
Organism	Human
Tissue	Lung
Disease	Lung small cell carcinoma
Metastatic site	Pleural Effusion
Synonyms	NCI-H446, H-446, NCI-446, NCIH446

Age	61 years
Gender	Male
Ethnicity	European
Morphology	Epithelial-Like
Growth properties	Adherent

Citation	NCI-H446 (Cytion catalog number 305049)
Biosafety level	1
NCBI_TaxID	9606
CellosaurusAccession	CVCL_1562

Tumorigenic	Yes, in nude mice (The cells form transplantable tumors with non-typical SCLC histology).

Culture Medium	RPMI 1640, w: 2.0 mM stable Glutamine, w: 2.0 g/L NaHCO3 (Cytion article number 820700a)
Supplements	Supplement the medium with 10% FBS, add 2.5 g/L glucose, 10 mM HEPES and 1.0 mM Sodium pyruvate
Dissociation Reagent	Accutase
Subculturing	Gather the suspension cells in a 15 ml tube and gently wash the adherent cells with PBS lacking calcium and magnesium (use 3-5 ml for T25 flasks and 5-10 ml for T75 flasks). Apply Accutase (1-2 ml for T25 flasks, 2.5 ml for T75 flasks) ensuring full coverage of the cell layer. Allow the cells to incubate at room temperature for 10 minutes. Following incubation, combine and centrifuge both the suspension and adherent cells. After centrifugation, carefully resuspend the cell pellet and transfer the cell suspension into new flasks containing fresh medium.
Fluid renewal	2 to 3 times per week
Freeze medium	As a cryopreservation medium, we use complete growth medium (including FBS) + 10% DMSO for adequate post-thaw viability, or CM-1 (Cytion catalog number 800100), which includes optimized osmoprotectants and metabolic stabilizers to enhance recovery and reduce cryo-induced stress.
Thawing and Culturing Cells	Confirm that the vial remains deeply frozen upon delivery, as cells are shipped on dry ice to maintain optimal temperatures during transit. Upon receipt, either store the cryovial immediately at temperatures below -150°C to ensure the preservation of cellular integrity, or proceed to step 3 if immediate culturing is required. For immediate culturing, swiftly thaw the vial by immersing it in a 37°C water bath with clean water and an antimicrobial agent, agitating gently for 40-60 seconds until a small ice clump remains. Perform all subsequent steps under sterile conditions in a flow hood, disinfecting the cryovial with 70% ethanol before opening. Carefully open the disinfected vial and transfer the cell suspension into a 15 ml centrifuge tube containing 8 ml of room-temperature culture medium, mixing gently. Centrifuge the mixture at 300 x g for 3 minutes to separate the cells and carefully discard the supernatant containing residual freezing medium. Gently resuspend the cell pellet in 10 ml of fresh culture medium. For adherent cells, divide the suspension between two T25 culture flasks; for suspension cultures, transfer all the medium into one T25 flask to promote effective cell interaction and growth. Adhere to established subculture protocols for continued growth and maintenance of the cell line, ensuring reliable experimental outcomes.
Incubation Atmosphere	37°C, 5% CO₂, humidified atmosphere.
Shipping Conditions	Cryopreserved cell lines are shipped on dry ice in validated, insulated packaging with sufficient refrigerant to maintain approximately −78 °C throughout transit. On receipt, inspect the container immediately and transfer vials without delay to appropriate storage.
Storage Conditions	For long-term preservation, place vials in vapor-phase liquid nitrogen at about −150 to −196 °C. Storage at −80 °C is acceptable only as a short interim step before transfer to liquid nitrogen.

Sterility	Mycoplasma contamination is excluded using both PCR-based assays and luminescence-based mycoplasma detection methods. To ensure there is no bacterial, fungal, or yeast contamination, cell cultures are subjected to daily visual inspections.