Description

The Caov-4 cell line is an ovarian cancer cell line with epithelial morphology that grows in adherent culture. These cells harbor a loss-of-function mutation in the p53 gene and are sensitive to cisplatin.

Source

This cell line was established from a metastatic site (fallopian tube) in a 45-year-old Caucasian female with adenocarcinoma of the ovary.

Inventors

Jorgen Fogh, PhD, formerly at Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering

Key References

Yaginuma Y et al. (1992) Abnormal structure and expression of the p53 gene in human ovarian carcinoma cell lines. Cancer Research 52: 4196-4199 (PubMed ID: 1638534)

Licensing Information

This cell line may be licensed nonexclusively for research or commercial purposes.

• Express License:  For internal research purposes by a for-profit entity:  1) Fill out MSK’s ATCC Express License, see here for links to the online fillable ATCC Express License, as well as a PDF version.  2) After execution by MSK, you will receive a signed copy, and can then place your order with ATCC. For detailed guidance on how to fill out this webform, see here. Please note:  In order to streamline and expedite the licensing of select MSK cell lines, the terms of this non-exclusive license are non-negotiable. This license is only available for select cell lines, including this one. Once this license has been executed by MSK, you will receive a signed copy and payment instructions; all payments up to $10,000 must be made by credit card.
• Commercial License: Contact MSK’s Tangible Materials team at [email protected].

For non-licensing requests from academic-research institutions: Contact Frances Weis-Garcia, PhD, Associate Laboratory Member/Head, Antibody & Bioresource Core Facility, MSK, 646-888-2354, [email protected].