What the HEK?
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...embryonic kidney (HEK) cells originated from? Or why they are such a commonly used cell culture model? In ...isolating the cell line all the way to modern applications.
What the HEK is it?
HEK cells were first ...inconsistent with kidney cells (Shaw et al.). Since then, transcriptome studies of the cell line have determined...any unwanted material (HEK cells, etc.) and are ready to use on another cell or organism. This pipeline...where HEK cells may be particularly useful due to their intrinsic properties.
HEK-293 cells are tumorigenic...researchers using the cell line.
What the HEK is wrong with it?
All cultured human cell lines are susceptible... your cells can catch a cold—or worse!
HEK-293T and its derivatives are immortalized, but cell health...