The myeloma cell line (RPMI 8226; ATCC1 CCL-155TM) was
maintained in RPMI-1640 Medium (ATCC1 30-2001TM) supple-
mented with 10% (v/v) FBS (Fetal Bovine Serum) and 1% Penicillin-
Streptomycin at 5% CO2 at 37 C. ATCC characterized and
authenticated the cell line utilizing Short Tandem Repeat (STR)
profiling.