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Lasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572 
HTB-20 recovers slowly from cryopreservation. It may take two to four weeks for the cells to reach 70-80% confluence in a T-75 flask after thaw.
Remove medium, and rinse with 0.25% trypsin, 0.53 mM EDTA solution. Remove the solution and add an additional 1 to 2 mL of trypsin-EDTA solution. Allow the flask to sit at room temperature (or at 37°C) until the cells detach. Add fresh culture medium, aspirate and dispense into new culture flasks. Corning® T-75 flasks (catalog #430641) are recommended for subculturing this product.
Lasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572
Lasfargues EY, et al. A human breast tumor cell line (BT-474) that supports mouse mammary tumor virus replication. In Vitro 15: 723-729, 1979. PubMed: 94035
Littlewood-Evans AJ, et al. The osteoclast-associated protease cathepsin K is expressed in human breast carcinoma. Cancer Res. 57: 5386-5390, 1997. PubMed: 9393764
The cells form adherent patches of epithelial-like cells The patches are compact multilayered colonies that rarely become confluent
Lasfargues EY, et al. Isolation of two human tumor epithelial cell lines from solid breast carcinomas. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 61: 967-978, 1978. PubMed: 212572
