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Cell line authentication and interspecies contamination testing

STR-based DNA profiling and multiplex PCR to detect contamination and misidentification

Cell Line Authentication | CellCheck™

Test name & components

CellCheck 9 - Human

Human 9 species-specific STR marker profile

CellCheck 9TM Plus - Human

Includes all services listed above as well as Mycoplasma spp. testing.

CellCheckTM 16 – Human

Establishes genetic profile using 16 STR markers profile. We recommend a 16 STR marker CellCheckTM when a new cell line is established or, in any case, at the beginning of the experiment.

CellCheckTM 16 Plus - Human

Includes all services listed above as well as Mycoplasma spp. testing.

CellCheckTM 19 Mouse

Establishes genetic profile with 19 species specific STR markers, exceeding the published NIST 18 marker set for a higher power of discrimination

CellCheckTM 19 Mouse Plus 

Includes all services listed above in CellCheck Mouse 19 as well as Mycoplasma spp. testing

CellCheckTM Rat

Establishes genetic profile using 31 species specific STR markers

CellCheckTM Rat Plus

Includes all services listed above as well as Mycoplasma spp. testing.

CellCheckTM Canine

Establishes genetic profile using 14 species specific STR markers

CellCheckTM Canine Plus

Includes all services listed above as well as Mycoplasma spp. testing.

Interspecies Contamination Testing

Test name and components

Interspecies Contamination Only

Recommended as a standalone for African green monkey and Chinese hamster

Interspecies Contamination Plus 

includes all services listed above as well as Mycoplasma spp. testing.

Add-on Species to Interspecies Contamination Only

Canine, porcine and laboratory rabbit

CO1 DNA Barcoding

  • Confirms the cell line species of origin.
  • Utilizes the sequence data for approximately 660 base pair region of the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene.
  • Complies with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidelines for species identification of animal cell lines.

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