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Development and characterization of a cell line TTCF from endangered mahseer Tor tor (Ham.)

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Tor tor is an important game and food fish of India with a distribution throughout Asia from the trans-Himalayan region to the Mekong River basin to Malaysia, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia. A new cell line named TTCF was developed from the caudal fin of T. tor for the first time. The cell line was optimally maintained at 28°C in Leibovitz-15 (L-15) medium supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS). The propagation of TTCF cells showed a high plating efficiency of 63.00%. The cytogenetic analysis revealed a diploid count of 100 chromosomes at passage 15, 30, 45 and 60 passages. The viability of the TTCF cell line was found to be 72% after 6 months of cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen (−196°C). The origin of the cell lines was confirmed by the amplification of 578- and 655-bp sequences of 16S rRNA and cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) genes of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) respectively. TTCF cells were successfully transfected with green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter plasmids. Further, immunocytochemistry studies confirm its fibroblastic morphology of cells. Genotoxicity assessment of H2O2 in TTCF cell line revealed the utility of TTCF cell line as in vitro model for aquatic toxicological studies.

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The authors are grateful to Dr. J.K. Jena, Director National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources for his support and encouragement. The Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, is thankfully acknowledged for financial support. We also like to thank Mr. Raj Bahadur Yadav and other laboratory mates of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Division NBFGR for their co-operation and support.

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    K. Yadav, M. Goswami & Akhilesh Singh

  2. Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Versova, Andheri (W), Mumbai, 400061, India

    W. S. Lakra

  3. Department of Biotechnology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, India

    J. Sharma

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Yadav, K., Lakra, W.S., Sharma, J. et al. Development and characterization of a cell line TTCF from endangered mahseer Tor tor (Ham.). Fish Physiol Biochem 38, 1035–1045 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-011-9588-7

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