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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 3.
Published in final edited form as: Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2014 Sep 3;164(4):265–270. doi: 10.1159/000365729

Table I.

Characteristics of Human Mast Cell Lines

Characteristics
Cell Line Functional FcεRI SCF Dependence Histamine (pg/cell) Growth Media Doubling Time Mutations
K509I D816V
HMC-1.1 No No 0.9 Iscove’s / 20% FCS 2–3 days +
HMC-1.2 No No 0.9 Iscove’s / 20% FCS 2–3 days + +
LAD2 Yes Yes 3.1 StemPro
Serum Free
2 weeks
LUVA Yes No - StemPro
Serum Free
2–3 days