HeLa Cell Contamination Detection Kit

HeLa cells were originally derived from a highly aggressive cervical cancer cell in the early 1950s. As the first immortal human cell line cultured, HeLa cells are now one of the most popular cell lines used by researchers around the world. HeLa cells can easily propagate many generations in culture and if HeLa cells contaminate other cells, they can quickly outgrow the original cells. As a result, HeLa cell contamination has become a significant issue for the scientific community. Due to the high potential for HeLa cell contamination in cell lines, a routine assessment is recommended.

ScienCell's HeLa Cell Contamination Detection Kit (HLCC) is designed for sensitive, fast and easy detection of HeLa cell contamination in cultured human cells by PCR. The HeLa genomic DNA (gDNA) detection primer set (HLD) recognizes and amplifies a HeLa cell-specific sequence in the genome that is not present in other human cells. The human gDNA control primer set (HGC) recognizes and amplifies a common genomic region shared by all human cells including HeLa cells.