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TF-1 cells are immortal
cell line An immortalised cell line is a population of cells from a multicellular organism which would normally not proliferate indefinitely but, due to mutation, have evaded normal cellular senescence and instead can keep undergoing division. The cell ...
derived from the
human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exceptional cognitive skills due to a large and complex brain. This has enabled the development of advanced tools, culture, ...
Erythroleukemia Acute erythrocyte leukemia is a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia (less than 5% of AML cases) where the myeloproliferation is of erythrocytic precursors. It is defined as type "M6" under the FAB classification. Signs and symptoms The most com ...
used in
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. This cells are proliferatively responsive to
interleukin-3 Interleukin 3 (IL-3) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''IL3'' gene localized on chromosome 5q31.1. Sometimes also called colony-stimulating factor, multi-CSF, mast cell growth factor, MULTI-CSF, MCGF; MGC79398, MGC79399: the protein ...
(IL-3) or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). TF-1 cells have
gene fusion A fusion gene is a hybrid gene formed from two previously independent genes. It can occur as a result of translocation, interstitial deletion, or chromosomal inversion. Fusion genes have been found to be prevalent in all main types of human neoplas ...
of CBFA2T3- ABHD12.


See also

Other cell lines in
LL-100 panel The LL-100 panel is a group of 100 human leukemia and lymphoma cell line, can be used in model of biomedical research. Purpose LL-100 panel cell lines cover the full spectrum of human leukemia and lymphoma including T-cell, B-cell and myeloid mal ...


References

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External links


Information on TF-1
in the ATCC catalog
Cellosaurus entry for TF-1
Human cell lines