| Sample Type | Amount | Shipping Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNA | Powder | 100-500ug | Room tempature (RT) |
| Liquid | Wet ice | ||
| Cell Pellet | At least 1 million cells |
Dry ice |
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| Fresh Tumor Tissue | Snap Frozen | At least 200mg or 1 million cells | Dry ice |
| Formalin Fixed | RT for delivery within 72hr | ||
| FFPE Tissue | Unstained tissue sections (and H&E stained adjacent sections) | RT | |
Are your cell lines and biological models REALLY what you think they are? According to multiple studies, one fifth to one third of popular cell lines have been contaminated by intraspecies/interspecies cell lines, mycoplasma and/or viruses.
Ensure confidence in your models and reproducibility of high quality data by using our NGS-based SNP profiling cell line and model authentication service. The panel encompasses over 600 SNPs and chromosome segments to accurately characterize mouse and human samples including cell lines, organoids, xenograft models, and patient tissues. We have also generated unique DNA fingerprints for the most commonly used oncology research models, covering over 1,200 human cancer and 30 syngeneic cell lines.
NGS-based SNP Profiling for Cell Line and Model Authentication
With NGS-based SNP profiling, you will achieve three-level sample authentication.
Client Testimonial
"We have used STR assays for cell line authentication in the past, but found that this technique lacks the sensitivity and ability to detect mouse cell contamination. Unlike other services, the cell line authentication service from CrownBio provides a high-level of sensitivity and accuracy, and the ability to detect interspecies, and other, contamination so we can continue our ground-breaking research."
Professor Hongchun Liu,
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences
| Assay Comparison | NGS-based SNP Profiling | STR Profiling | SNP Profiling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology | Barcode deep NGS | Multiplex PCR & capillary electrophoresis | Multiplex PCR/qPCR |
| Readout Type | Digital (clean, near-zero quantification error) | Analog (noisy, high quantification error) | Analog (noisy, high quantification error) |
| Human Sample Authentication | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mouse Sample Authentication | Yes | Limited | No |
| MMR Deficient Cell lines identification | Yes | No | Yes |
| Contamination-Detecting Sensitivity | High (1%) | Low to medium (5-20%) | Low to medium (3-20%) |
| Accuracy | High | Low to medium | Low to medium |
| Throughput | High | Low | Low |
| Contaminant Identification | Yes | No | No |
| Qualification of Contamination Ratio | Yes | No | No |
| Suitable for Large Biobanks | Yes | No | No |
| Interspecies Contamination Detection | Yes | Limited | Limited |
| Intraspecies Contamination Detection | Yes | Limited | Limited |
| Detecting Contamination w/o Reference | Yes | No | No |
| Estimating Mix Ratios for 3+ Cell Lines | Yes (1% sensitivity) | No | No |
Additional services available:
- Mycoplasma contamination check
- Viral infection check
- Gender and ethnicity identification for human samples
- Genetic drift and constructing phylogeny of samples
List of authenticatable human and mouse cell lines at https://qc.crownbio.com
NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics, Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2020, lqaa060, https://doi.org/10.1093/nargab/lqaa060
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