Organism TypeHamsterThe CHO-K1 cell line was derived as a subclone from the parental CHO cell line initiated from a biopsy of an ovary of an adult Chinese hamster by T. T. Puck in 1957. The cells require proline in the medium for growth. ATCC CCL-61
TissuesOvary
PhenotypeAdherent
Primaryno
ApplicationCell Culture / Growth Conditions,Protein Expression,Stable Cell Transfection,Transfection: Gene Expression,Transient Transfection

Recommended Transfection Reagents

  • Plasmid DNA transfection and co-transfection: Lipofectamine® 3000 (51-79% transfection efficiency and 1 fold protein expression improvement over Lipofectamine® 2000)
  • RNAi transfection (siRNA/miRNA) and gene silencing: Lipofectamine® RNAiMAX

Products

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10131027 Geneticin™ Selective Antibiotic (G418 Sulfate) (50 mg/mL), 100 mL Each
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10313021 DMEM, high glucose, pyruvate, no glutamine, 500 mL Each
36.65

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41.86
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10459014 DMRIE-C Transfection Reagent Each
760.00
10687010 Hygromycin B (50 mg/mL) Each
292.00
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11140050 MEM Non-Essential Amino Acids Solution (100X), 100 mL Each
26.65

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29.87
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11140076 MEM Non-Essential Amino Acids Solution (100X), 20 x 100 mL Each
487.65

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540.00
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11514015 PLUS™ Reagent 0.85 mL
398.00
11668019 Lipofectamine™ 2000 Transfection Reagent, 1.5 mL Each
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924.00
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11668027 Lipofectamine™ 2000 Transfection Reagent, 0.75 mL Each
545.65

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11765047 Ham's F-12 Nutrient Mix, 1000 mL Each
59.65

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65.00
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11765054 Ham's F-12 Nutrient Mix, 500 mL 500 mL
38.65

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41.77
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11765062 Ham's F-12 Nutrient Mix, 10 x 500 mL Each
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360.00
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11765070 Ham's F-12 Nutrient Mix, 6 x 1000 mL Each
321.65

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11811023 Geneticin™ Selective Antibiotic (G418 Sulfate), Powder, 1 g Each
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11811031 Geneticin™ Selective Antibiotic (G418 Sulfate), Powder, 5 g Each
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11811098 Geneticin™ Selective Antibiotic (G418 Sulfate), Powder, 25 g Each
2,182.65

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2,370.00
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11960044 DMEM, high glucose, no glutamine, 500 mL Each
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37.64
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11960051 DMEM, high glucose, no glutamine, 1000 mL Each
50.65

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59.75
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11960069 DMEM, high glucose, no glutamine, 10 x 500 mL Each
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11965084 DMEM, high glucose, 1000 mL Each
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11965092 DMEM, high glucose, 500 mL Each
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11965118 DMEM, high glucose, 10 x 500 mL Each
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11965126 DMEM, high glucose, 6 x 1000 mL Each
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12052114 CHO-S-SFM II, with hypoxanthine and thymidine, 500 mL Each
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12571048 MEM α, nucleosides, 1000 mL Each
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15070063 Penicillin-Streptomycin (5,000 U/mL) Each
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15140122 Penicillin-Streptomycin (10,000 U/mL), 100 mL Each
33.05
15140148 Penicillin-Streptomycin (10,000 U/mL), 20 mL Each
17.47
15338100 Lipofectamine™ LTX Reagent with PLUS™ Reagent, 1 mL Each
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15640055 Penicillin-Streptomycin-Neomycin (PSN) Antibiotic Mixture Each
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53.50
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16000044 Fetal Bovine Serum, certified, United States, 500 mL Each -
16000069 Fetal Bovine Serum, certified, United States, 1000 mL Each -
18292011 Lipofectin™ Transfection Reagent, 1 mL Each
710.00
18324012 Lipofectamine™ Transfection Reagent, 1 mL Each
682.00
18324020 Lipofectamine™ Transfection Reagent, 4 mL Each
2,305.00
21127022 Ham's F-12K (Kaighn's) Medium, 500 mL Each
42.01
26400044 Fetal Bovine Serum, dialyzed, US origin, 500 mL Each
1,182.00
31985062 Opti-MEM™ I Reduced Serum Medium, 100 mL Each
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K278001 Calcium Phosphate Transfection Kit Each
734.00
R21001 Blasticidin S HCl, powder Each
301.00
R25001 Zeocin™ Selection Reagent, 8 x 1.25 mL Each
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V04450 pCEP4 Mammalian Expression Vector 20 µg
1,034.00
V79020 pcDNA™3.1 (+) Mammalian Expression Vector 20 µg
1,110.00
V79520 pcDNA™3.1 (-) Mammalian Expression Vector 20 µg
1,086.00
V90020 pSecTag2 A, B, & C Mammalian Expression Vectors 20 µg
1,346.00

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