Cellosaurus API
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Cellosaurus fields description

Field tag Description
idRecommended name. Most frequently the name of the cell line as provided in the original publication.
syList of synonyms. We try to list all the different synonyms for the cell line, including alternative use of lower and upper cases characters. Misspellings are not included in synonyms (see the "misspelling" tag).
idsyRecommended name with all its synonyms. Concatenation of ID and SY.
acPrimary accession. It is the unique identifier of the cell line. It is normally stable across Cellosaurus versions but when two entries are merged, one of the two accessions stays primary while the second one becomes secondary (see ACAS)
acasPrimary and secondary accession. Secondary accession are former primary accession kept here to ensure the access to a cell line via old identifiers.
drCross-references to external resources: cell lines catalogs, databases, resources listing cell lines as samples or to ontologies. A cross-reference has two parts: the short name of the resource (i.e. CCLE) and an identifier used to locate a particular entry of the resource related to the cell line. For a formal description of all the resources referred to in the Cellosaurus, see here .
refPublication references. Mostly publications describing the establishment of a cell line or its characterization. Can be journal articles, book chapters, patents and theses. Contains the cross-reference of the publication, its title, authors (or group/consortium) and citation elements.
rxPublication cross-reference. A unique identifier allowing to access the publication online. The cross-reference has two parts: the shorname of the online resource (i.e. PubMed, DOI, CLPUB or Patent) and an identifier used to locate the particular publication (i.e. pmid) related to the cell line. For a formal description of all the resources referred to in the Cellosaurus, see here .
raPublication authors. List of authors of a publication referenced in a cell line entry.
rtPublication title. Title of a publication referenced in a cell line entry.
rlPublication citation elements. Citation elements of a publication referenced in a cell line entry.
wwWeb page related to the cell line
genome-ancestryEstimated ethnic ancestry of the donor of a human cell line based on the analysis of its genome.
hlaHLA typing information. Alleles identified on the MHC type I and type II genes of the donor of a human cell line.
registrationOfficial list, or register in which the cell line is registered.
sequence-variationImportant sequence variations of the cell line compared to the reference genome of the species.
anecdotalAnecdotal details regarding the cell line (its origin, its name or any other particularity).
biotechnologyType of use of the cell line in a biotechnological context.
breedBreed or subspecies an animal cell line is derived from.
cautionErrors, inconsistencies, ambiguities regarding the origin or other aspects of the cell line.
cell-typeCell type from which the cell line is derived.
characteristicsProduction process or specific biological properties of the cell line.
donor-infoMiscellaneous information relevant to the donor of the cell line.
derived-from-siteBody part (tissue or organ) the cell line is derived from.
discontinuedDiscontinuation status of the cell line in a cell line catalog.
doubling-timePopulation doubling-time of the cell line.
fromLaboratory, research institute, university having established the cell line.
groupSpecific group the cell line belongs to (example: fish cell lines, vaccine production cell lines).
karyotypeInformation relevant to the chromosomes of a cell line (often to describe chromosomal abnormalities).
knockoutGene(s) knocked-out in the cell line and method to obtain the KO.
msiMicrosatellite instability degree.
miscellaneousMiscellaneous remarks about the cell line.
misspellingIdentified misspelling(s) of the cell line name with in some case the specific publication or external resource entry where it appears.
mab-isotypeMonoclonal antibody isotype. Examples: IgG2a, kappa; IgM, lambda.
mab-targetMonoclonal antibody target molecule. Generally a specific protein or chemical compound.
omics"Omics" study(ies) carried out on the cell line.
part-ofThe cell line belongs to a specific panel or collection of cell lines.
populationEthnic group, nationality of the individual from which the cell line was sampled.
problematicKnown problem(s) related to the cell line: contaminated, misidentified, misclassified cell line or appearing in a retracted paper.
resistanceSelected to be resistant to some chemical compound (like a drug used in chemotherapy) or toxin. with a cross-reference to either ChEBI, DrugBank, NCIt or UniProtKB.
senescenceWhen a finite cell line will senesce.
transfectedTransfected genetic element(s) in the cell line: gene name and identifier in UniProtKB, HGNC, MGI, RGD, VGNC and FlyBase.
transformantWhat caused the cell line to be transformed: generally a virus (with a cross-reference to NCBI taxon identifier), a chemical compound (with a cross-reference to ChEBI) or a form of irradiation (with a cross-reference to NCIt).
virologySusceptibility of the cell line to viral infection, presence of integrated viruses or any other virology-related information.
ccComment(s). Any content described in fields genome-ancestry, hla, registration, sequence-variation, anecdotal, biotechnology, breed, caution, characteristics, discontinued, donor-info, doubling-time, from, group, karyotype, knockout, miscellaneous, misspelling, mab-isotype, mab-target, msi, omics, population, problematic, resistance, senescence, transfected, transformant, virology.
strShort tandem repeat profile.
diDisease(s) suffered by the individual from which the cell line originated with its NCI Thesaurus or ORDO identifier.
dinDisease(s) suffered by the individual from which the cell line originated, restricted to diseases having a NCI Thesaurus identifier.
dioDisease(s) suffered by the individual from which the cell line originated, restricted to diseases having an ORDO identifier.
oxSpecies of the individual from which the cell line originates with its NCBI taxon identifier.
sxSex of the individual from which the cell line originates.
agAge at sampling time of the individual from which the cell line was established.
oiCell line(s) originating from same individual (sister cell lines).
hiParent cell line from which the cell line originates.
chCell line(s) originated from the cell line (child cell lines).
caCategory to which a cell line belongs, one of 14 defined terms. Example: cancer cell line, hybridoma, transformed cell line.
dtCreation date, last modification date and version number of the cell line Cellosaurus entry.
dtcCreation date of the cell line Cellosaurus entry.
dtuLast modification date of the cell line Cellosaurus entry.
dtvVersion number of the cell line Cellosaurus entry.