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293t Cells

293t cells are a type of human embryonic kidney cell line derived from a termination of pregnancy fetus in 1975. They are commonly used for research by scientists due to their ability to not only propagate easily, but also to allow for genetic manipulation of a given cell. 293T cells have been used in a variety of s…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 2 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 6× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

293t cells are a type of human embryonic kidney cell line derived from a termination of pregnancy fetus in 1975. They are commonly used for research by scientists due to their ability to not only propagate easily, but also to allow for genetic manipulation of a given cell. 293T cells have been used in a variety of studies ranging from human disease modeling to drug discovery and development. Additionally, these cells are essential for gene therapy, as they are able to stably express a variety of genes. As such, 293T cells have become a standard laboratory tool in a wide scope of biological research and have proved invaluable to the scientific community.

Research published in this journal

2 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 2 articles above have been cited 6 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Cell.

Journal editorial board
Faiz Ul Amin · Korea, Democratic People's Rep Yuping Li · United States Hong WAN · United Kingdom

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