Conditionally Immortalised Human Podocyte Cell Line

2 flasks of live human immortalised podocyte cell line. Podocytes are highly specialised, terminally differentiated cells with a complex cellular structure. They are a critical component of glomerular filtration. Cell cycle control, growth arrest and differentiation are key to the in-vivo biology of podocytes. The conditionally immortalised podocyte cell line allows an in-vitro process of maturation analogous to the development and maturation of podocytes in-vivo. The result is a homogenous, stable cell source that shows expression of key antigenic markers of differentiated in vivo podocytes. These include the novel podocyte proteins nephrin, podocin, CD2AP and synaptopodin. This robust cell line is extensively characterised and validated, used worldwide with over 100 peer reviewed publications to date.

Please be aware:

• The cells arrive in 2 x T25 culture flasks, about 2 million cell/flask.
• These are live cells, not frozen.
• You will need an incubator and media ready for the arrival of the cells.
• Live cells are sent by FedEx but not dry ice shipping.
• Orders are prepared in batches (rather than preparing the cells for each collaborator individually) which may result in a delay of up to 2 months from payment date in sending the cells.
• During checkout, we ask that you provide us with any known closure dates/holidays over the next two months that mean you would be unable to receive the cells.
• During checkout, you will be asked to confirm that  you have checked if import permission is required by your shipping destination, and arranged if necessary to do so.