Growth and differentiation of HaCaT keratinocytes

Methods Mol Biol. 2014:1195:33-41. doi: 10.1007/7651_2013_42.

Abstract

HaCaT cells are a spontaneously immortalized, human keratinocyte line that has been widely used for studies of skin biology and differentiation. Under typical culture conditions HaCaT cells have a partially to fully differentiated phenotype due to the high calcium content of both standard media and fetal bovine serum. This chapter describes low-calcium culture conditions for reverting HaCaT cells to the fully basal state followed by subsequent controlled differentiation using calcium induction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Calcium / pharmacology
  • Cell Culture Techniques / methods*
  • Cell Differentiation* / drug effects
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Proliferation / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Keratinocytes / cytology*
  • Keratinocytes / drug effects
  • Phenotype

Substances

  • Calcium