HEL cell line explained

The HEL cell line is an immortalised cell line from a 30-year old male Acute erythroid leukemia patient,^[1] used in biomedical research.^[2]

HEL cell is capable of induced globin synthesis, producing mainly Gγ and Aγ chains.^[1]

See also

Other cell lines in LL-100 panel

External links

• Cellosaurus entry for HEL

Notes and References

1. Martin . P . Papayannopoulou . T . HEL cells: a new human erythroleukemia cell line with spontaneous and induced globin expression. . Science . 1982-06-11 . 216 . 4551 . 1233–5 . 10.1126/science.6177045 . 6177045. 1982Sci...216.1233M .
2. Quentmeier . H . Pommerenke . C . Dirks . WG . Eberth . S . Koeppel . M . MacLeod . RAF . Nagel . S . Steube . K . Uphoff . CC . Drexler . HG . The LL-100 panel: 100 cell lines for blood cancer studies. . Scientific Reports . 2019-06-03 . 9 . 1 . 8218 . 10.1038/s41598-019-44491-x . 31160637. 6547646 . 2019NatSR...9.8218Q .