Cal51 Cell Line Characterization

Cal51 cells expressing stably integrated RFP-tagged histone H2B and GFP-tagged a-tubulin were generated as previously described (Zasadil et al., 2014 (link)). Cells were maintained at 37 ºC and 5% CO₂ in a humidified, water-jacketed incubator and propagated in Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM) – High Glucose formulation (Cat #: 11965118) supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum and 100 units/mL penicillin-streptomycin. Paclitaxel (Tocris Bioscience, Cat #: 1097/10) used for cell culture experiments was dissolved in DMSO. The Cal51 cells were obtained from the DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures and were free from mycoplasma contamination prior to study. Karyotype analysis confirms the near-diploid characteristic of the cell line and the presence of both fluorescent markers suggests they are free of other contaminating cell lines.