Xenopus Tadpole Tail Myoblast Cell Line (XLT-15)
XLT-15 is a Xenopus laevis myoblast cell line isolated from tadpole tail.
From the laboratory of Robert J. Denver, PhD, University of Michigan.
XLT-15 is a Xenopus laevis myoblast cell line isolated from tadpole tail.
From the laboratory of Robert J. Denver, PhD, University of Michigan.
Specifications
| Product Type: | Cell Line |
| Name: | XLT-15 |
| Cell Type: | Fibroblast |
| Organism: | Xenopus laevis |
| Source: | Tadpole tail |
| Biosafety Level: | BSL1 |
| Subculturing: | Can be passaged with trypsin per standard protocols |
| Growth Conditions: | Leibovitz (L15) medium (0.66X amphibian strength) with 10% thyroid hormone stripped FBS; 5% CO2, 25C |
| Cryopreservation: | L-15 growth medium with 10% DMSO |
| Comments: | Community resource |
| Storage: | LN2 |
| Shipped: | Dry Ice |
Provider
From the laboratory of Robert J. Denver, PhD, University of Michigan.
References
- Nakajima K, Yaoita Y. Dual mechanisms governing muscle cell death in tadpole tail during amphibian metamorphosis. Developmental Dynamics. 2003;227(2):246-2; Boorse, G.C., Kholdani, C.A., Seasholtz, A.F. and Denver, R.J. (2006). Corticotropin-releasing factor is cytoprotective in Xenopus tadpole tail: Integration of ligand, receptor and binding protein in tail muscle cell survival. Endocrinology 147:1498-1507 PMID:16322064.
- Bender, M.C., Hu, C., Pelletier, C. and Denver, R.J. (2018) To eat or not to eat: Ontogeny of hypothalamic feeding controls and a role for leptin in modulating life history transition in amphibian tadpoles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285: 20172784. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.2784 PMID:29593109.
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