A new insect cell line from the pupal ovary of the Asian corn borer moth Ostrinia furnacalis

In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim. 2014 Mar;50(3):171-3. doi: 10.1007/s11626-013-9704-3. Epub 2013 Oct 26.

Abstract

Ovaries were removed from Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée) pupae and were placed in a flask containing TNM-FH medium with 10% inactivated fetal bovine serum. Cell migration occurred after about 1 wk of the initiation in June 2011. The migrated cells were distributed over most of the flask and were treated with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), a chemical carcinogen, after about 1 mo of initiation for 26 d. Cells were first subcultured successfully 12 d after the MNNG was removed, followed by subculturing for 30 passages. The established cell line, designated IOZCAS-Osfu-1, were analyzed by DNA fingerprinting-PCR (DAF-PCR) to confirm that it originated from O. furnacalis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Line*
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • Female
  • Methylnitronitrosoguanidine
  • Moths / cytology*
  • Ovary / cytology
  • Pupa / cytology

Substances

  • Methylnitronitrosoguanidine