Established from the late embryo of a Drosophila melanogaster (fruitfly) in 1972; originally the cells were diploid with 5-10% XY, currently the cell line has only XX cells that are now 60-80% tetraploid; also often termed (incorrectly) S2
Catalogue number:
CSC-C6197X
Size:
1.0 mL
Storage temp:
Frozen with 35% Schneider?s Drosophila medium, 35% TC-100 medium, 20% FBS, 10% DMSO at about 1-3 x 10^6 cells/ampoule; ship in dry ice; store in liquid nitrogen