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SW-684
Tissue
Connective tissue
Disease
Fibrosarcoma
Synonyms
SW684, SW 684

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SW-684

Cell line · Product number 300422

The SW 684 cell line was initiated by A. Leibovitz in 1974 at the Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas from a fibrosarcoma removed from a 68 year old male C...

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01General information

Description
The SW 684 cell line was initiated by A. Leibovitz in 1974 at the Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas from a fibrosarcoma removed from a 68 year old male Caucasian.
Tissue
Connective tissue
Disease
Fibrosarcoma
Synonyms
  • SW684
  • SW 684

02Classification

Organism
Human
Sex
Male
Growth properties
Adherent
Biosafety level
1

03Characteristics

Morphology
Fibroblast-like
Tumourigenic
Yes, produces tumors in nude mice consistent with fibrosarcoma
Karyotype
Hypertriploid. Modal number = 73, range = 59 to 79. The rate of higher ploidies was 9.1%. Eleven markers were common to most cells. These include: der(2)t(2,6)(p13,q13), der(12)t(8,12)(q11,q24), t(15q21q), 19q+, t(8p21q?) and six others. Of these, the der(2) and t(8p21q?) were generally paired. A few cells had double minutes (DM)(one per cell when present).There were 4 copies of N1, N18, N20 and N22 in most cells. Normal 15 and Y were absent. The x was paired in all cells.

04Identifiers

Citation
SW-684 (Cytion catalog number 300422)
NCBI TaxID
9606
Cellosaurus
CVCL_1726

05Expression and susceptibility

Isoenzymes
G6PD, B, PGM1, 1-2, PGM3, 1, AK-1, 1-2, GLO-1, 2, Phenotype Frequency Product: 0.0055

06Handling and culture

Culture medium
DMEM, w: 4.5 g/L Glucose, w: 4 mM L-Glutamine, w: 3.7 g/L NaHCO3, w: 1.0 mM Sodium pyruvate (Cytion article number 820300a)
Incubation atmosphere

37°C, 5% CO2, humidified atmosphere.

Supplements
Supplement the medium with 10% FBS
Dissociation reagent
Accutase
Subculturing
Remove the old medium from the adherent cells and wash them with PBS that lacks calcium and magnesium. For T25 flasks, use 3-5 ml of PBS, and for T75 flasks, use 5-10 ml. Then, cover the cells completely with Accutase, using 1-2 ml for T25 flasks and 2.5 ml for T75 flasks. Let the cells incubate at room temperature for 8-10 minutes to detach them. After incubation, gently mix the cells with 10 ml of medium to resuspend them, then centrifuge at 300xg for 3 minutes. Discard the supernatant, resuspend the cells in fresh medium, and transfer them into new flasks that already contain fresh medium.
Fluid renewal
2 to 3 times per week
Thawing and culturing
  1. Confirm that the vial remains deeply frozen upon delivery, as cells are shipped on dry ice to maintain optimal temperatures during transit.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Perform all subsequent steps under sterile conditions in a flow hood, disinfecting the cryovial with 70% ethanol before opening.

  5. 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.

  6. Centrifuge the mixture at 300 x g for 3 minutes to separate the cells and carefully discard the supernatant containing residual freezing medium.

  7. 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.

  8. Adhere to established subculture protocols for continued growth and maintenance of the cell line, ensuring reliable experimental outcomes.

07Quality control and cryopreservation

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.

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.
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.

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.

08Donor

Donor age
68 years
Ethnicity
Caucasian