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RPMI 1788
Tissue
Peripheral blood
Synonyms
RPMI-1788, RPMI1788, Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1788, GM02131, GM2131, GM02131A, GM17219

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RPMI 1788

Cell line · Product number 300318

The RPMI 1788 cell line was derived from the peripheral blood of an apparently normal patient. The cells are EBNA positive.

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01General information

Description
The RPMI 1788 cell line was derived from the peripheral blood of an apparently normal patient. The cells are EBNA positive.
Tissue
Peripheral blood
Synonyms
  • RPMI-1788
  • RPMI1788
  • Roswell Park Memorial Institute 1788
  • GM02131
  • GM2131
  • GM02131A
  • GM17219

02Classification

Organism
Human
Sex
Male
Growth properties
Suspension
Biosafety level
2

03Characteristics

Morphology
Round cells
Cell type
B lymphoblast
Karyotype
Human male, hypodiploid, stable

04Identifiers

Citation
RPMI 1788 (Cytion catalog number 300318)
NCBI TaxID
9606
Cellosaurus
CVCL_2710

05Expression and susceptibility

Antigen expression
HLA A2, Aw33, B7, B14
Isoenzymes
G6PD, B
Viruses
EBNA-pos
Reverse transcriptase
Negative
Products
IgM (lambda light chain), lymphotoxin (LT) also known as tumor necrosis factor beta (TNF-beta, TNF beta)

06Handling and culture

Culture medium
RPMI 1640, w: 2.0 mM stable Glutamine, w: 2.0 g/L NaHCO3 (Cytion article number 820700a)
Incubation atmosphere

37°C, 5% CO2, humidified atmosphere.

Supplements
Supplement the medium with 10% FBS
Subculturing
Maintain cultures by periodically adding or replacing the medium. Initiate cultures with a density of 5 x 105 cells/ml and keep the cell concentration within the range of 3 x 105 to 1 x 106 cells/ml for optimal growth.
Seeding density
1 x 105 cells/mL
Post-thaw recovery
Low viability after thawing. Good recovery after 8 days
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
33 years
Ethnicity
Caucasian