#152548

MCF7/LetR-2 Cell Line

Cat. #152548

MCF7/LetR-2 Cell Line

Cat. #: 152548

Sub-type: Continuous

Unit size: 1x10^6 cells / vial

Availability: 10-12 weeks

Organism: Human

Tissue: Breast

Disease: Cancer

£575.00

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Contributor

Inventor: Anne Lykkesfeldt

Institute: Danish Cancer Society

Tool Details
Target Details
Applications
Handling
Related Tools
References

Tool Details

*FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY

  • Name: MCF7/LetR-2 Cell Line
  • Tool sub type: Continuous
  • Parental cell: MCF7
  • Organism: Human
  • Tissue: Breast
  • Disease: Cancer
  • Growth properties: Breast cancer cell line resistant to the aromatase inhibitor letrozole. Estrogen receptor negative.
  • Conditional: No
  • Description: The MCF7/LetR-2 Cell Line was developed as a model of resistance to anti-cancer treatment with aromatase inhibitors. Third generation aromatase inhibitors (AIs) have proven to be effective treatment for estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer and are today recommended as first line endocrine therapy for postmenopausal ER+ breast cancer patients, making up the majority of breast cancer patients. However, a major problem is development of resistance against AIs. Since molecular mechanism...
  • Production details: Letrozole-resistant cell lines were established from MCF-7 cells grown in medium with 10% NCS and 10â?‚ˆ?‚Â’7 M testosterone. A culture of MCF-7 cells were treated with 10â?‚ˆ?‚Â’6 M letrozole for one week, trypsinized and seeded in serial dilutions in 24-well plates. Single colonies were transferred to new wells and gradually expanded in medium with letrozole. After ~2â?‚€?‚“3 months, the isolated colonies gave rise to letrozole-resistant cell lines, which could be grown in letr...
  • Cellosaurus id: CVCL_5A18

Target Details

  • Target: Letrozole resistant

Applications

  • Application notes: Human breast cancer cell line derived from MCF-7 cells Other related cell lines: - LetR-1, LetR-3 and LetR-4 resistant to the non-steroidal AI letrozole - ExeR-1, ExeR-2, ExeR-3 and ExeR-4 resistant to the steroidal AI exemestane - AnaR-1, AnaR-2, AnaR-3 and AnaR-4 resistant to the non-steroidal AI anastrozole Passage 436 (AL3243, AL3244)

Handling

  • Format: Frozen
  • Passage number: Passage 436 (AL3243, AL3244)
  • Growth medium: Phenol-red-free DMEM/F12 medium supplemented with 10% newborn calf serum, 2.5 mM Glutamax, 6 ng/ ml insulin, 0.1 uM testosterone and 1 uM letrozole.
  • Unit size: 1x10^6 cells / vial
  • Shipping conditions: Dry ice

Related Tools

  • Related tools: MCF7/LetR-1 Cell Line ; MCF7/LetR-4 Cell Line ; MCF7/LetR-3 Cell Line Other related cell lines: - LetR-1, LetR-3 and LetR-4 resistant to the non-steroidal AI letrozole - ExeR-1, ExeR-2, ExeR-3 and ExeR-4 resistant to the steroidal AI exemestane - AnaR-1, AnaR-2, AnaR-3 and AnaR-4 resistant to the non-steroidal AI anastrozole

References

  • Hole et al. 2015. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 149(3):715-26. PMID: 25667100.
  • Hole et al. 2015. Int J Oncol. 46(4):1481-90. PMID: 25625755.
  • Aurora kinase A and B as new treatment targets in aromatase inhibitor-resistant breast cancer cells.
  • New cell culture model for aromatase inhibitor-resistant breast cancer shows sensitivity to fulvestrant treatment and cross-resistance between letrozole and exemestane.