The BT-474 line was isolated by E. Lasfargues and W.G. Coutinho from a solid, invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast obtained from a 60-year-old woman; cells were reportedly tumorigenic in athymic mice and were found to be susceptible to mouse mammary tumor virus.
Catalogue number:
CSC-C0053
Size:
1.0 mL
Storage temp:
Frozen with 70% medium, 20% FBS, 10% DMSO at about 2 x 10^6 cells/ampoule; ship in dry ice; store in liquid nitrogen