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'''PtK<sub>2</sub> Cells''' are an cell line derived from male rat kangaroo (''Potorous tridactylis'') epithelial kidney cells<ref>{{cite web|title=PtK2 (NBL-5) (ATCC® CCL-56™) Potorous tridactylis kidney norm|url=http://www.atcc.org/products/all/CCL-56.aspx#generalinformation|accessdate=17 December 2013}}</ref>. This cell lines is used for a variety of application in biomedical research but is particularly popular as a model for mitosis<ref>{{cite book|last=Elgin|first=edited by Barbara A. Hamkalo, Sarah C.R.|title=Functional organization of the nucleus a laboratory guide|year=1991|publisher=Academic Press|location=San Diego|isbn=008085933X|pages=143}}</ref> . [[File:Ptk2 phase2.png|thumb|Phase contrast microscopy image of potorous tridactylus kidney epithelial cells]]
'''PtK<sub>2</sub> Cells''' are a cell line derived from male rat kangaroo (''Potorous tridactylis'') epithelial kidney cells<ref>{{cite web|title=PtK2 (NBL-5) (ATCC® CCL-56™) Potorous tridactylis kidney norm|url=http://www.atcc.org/products/all/CCL-56.aspx#generalinformation|accessdate=17 December 2013}}</ref>. This cell lines is used for a variety of application in biomedical research but is particularly popular as a model for mitosis<ref>{{cite book|last=Elgin|first=edited by Barbara A. Hamkalo, Sarah C.R.|title=Functional organization of the nucleus a laboratory guide|year=1991|publisher=Academic Press|location=San Diego|isbn=008085933X|pages=143}}</ref> . [[File:Ptk2 phase2.png|thumb|Phase contrast microscopy image of potorous tridactylus kidney epithelial cells]]


==Origin==
==Origin==

Revision as of 03:02, 17 December 2013

PtK2 Cells are a cell line derived from male rat kangaroo (Potorous tridactylis) epithelial kidney cells[1]. This cell lines is used for a variety of application in biomedical research but is particularly popular as a model for mitosis[2] .

Phase contrast microscopy image of potorous tridactylus kidney epithelial cells

Origin

The PtK2 cell line was established by Kristen Walen and Spencer Brown in 1962[3]. Cells from the rat kangaroo were selected as the source of a cell line because this species has only a small number of chromosomes and these chromosomes are easily visualized under a microscope. This makes these cells particularly suited to studying mitosis.

Characteristics

PtK2 cells are relatively large and when grown in a monolayer stay flat through out the cell cycle unlike many cells that round up during mitosis[4] . PtK2 cells are resistant to adenovirus 5, coxsackievirus B5, and poliovirus 2. They are susceptible to coxsackievirus A9, herpes simplex, vaccinia, and vesicular stomatitis (Ogden strain)[5] . PtK2 cells contain intermediate filaments composed of Keratin[6] .

  1. ^ "PtK2 (NBL-5) (ATCC® CCL-56™) Potorous tridactylis kidney norm". Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ Elgin, edited by Barbara A. Hamkalo, Sarah C.R. (1991). Functional organization of the nucleus a laboratory guide. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 143. ISBN 008085933X. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ WALEN, KH (1962 Apr 28). "Chromosomes in a marsupial (Potorous tridactylis) tissue culture". Nature. 194: 406. PMID 14004541. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/fluorescence/gallery/cells/ptk2/ptk2cells.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ Rosemarie, Lindl, Toni;Steubing,. Atlas of Living Cell Cultures. Weinheim: Wiley. p. 465. ISBN 3527669930.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ http://www.olympusmicro.com/primer/techniques/fluorescence/gallery/cells/epithelialindex.html. Retrieved 17 December 2013. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)