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MUG-Chor1

General Characteristics

Age: 57 years

Gender: Female

Disease Origin: Sacral

Disease Status: Recurrent

Prior Radiation: No

Prior Systemic Therapy: No

Source: Beate Rinner and Bernadette Liegl, Medical University of Graz


Molecular Features

Cell Morphology: Physaliferous

TBXT Expression: Positive; 10x that of U-CH2 and with T amplification

TBXT Localization: Nuclear

CD24 Expression: Positive; 4x that of U-CH2

HLA Type: A11

Sequence Data: WGS, exome and transcriptome data available: raw sequencing data in Cavatica
(Chordoma Foundation Dataset) and summary data in PedcBioportal. Contact researchteam@chordoma.org with any questions.

SMARCB1 Status: Wild-type

Validation Results: Validation Report


Growth Conditions

Growth Medium: (4:1) IMDM/RPMI 1640 + 10% FBS + 1% NEAA + 1% GlutaMAX

Freeze Medium: 70% complete growth medium supplemented with an additional 20% fetal bovine serum and 10% DMSO

Culture Conditions: Temperature: 37°C
Atmosphere: air, 95%; carbon dioxide (CO2), 5%

Subculturing Instructions: Cell Culture Procedures


Publications

Characterized By:

  • Rinner B, Froehlich EV, Buerger K, Knausz H, Lohberger B et al. (2012) Establishment and detailed functional and molecular genetic characterisation of a novel sacral chordoma cell line, MUG-Chor1. Int J Oncol 40(2):443-51. PubMed: 22002331.

Additional References:

  • Scheipl S, Lohberger B, Rinner B, Froehlich EV, Beham A, Quehenberger F et al. Histone deacetylase inhibitors as potential therapeutic approaches for chordoma: an immunohistochemical and functional analysis. J Orthop Res 31(12):1999-2005. PubMed: 23893747.