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COS Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
COS Cells
Tree Number(s)
A11.251.210.172.500
A11.329.228.220
Unique ID
D019556
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019556
Annotation
almost always NIM with no subheadings; check ANIMALS & add CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS (NIM)
Scope Note
CELL LINES derived from the CV-1 cell line by transformation with a replication origin defective mutant of SV40 VIRUS, which codes for wild type large T antigen (ANTIGENS, POLYOMAVIRUS TRANSFORMING). They are used for transfection and cloning. (The CV-1 cell line was derived from the kidney of an adult male African green monkey (CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS).)
Entry Term(s)
COS-1 Cells
COS-7 Cells
Previous Indexing
Cell Line (1983-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2019/07/10
COS Cells Preferred
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