Vero cell

[1] The 'Vero' lineage was isolated from kidney epithelial cells extracted from an African green monkey (Chlorocebus sp.

[3] The Vero cell lineage is continuous and aneuploid, meaning that it has an abnormal number of chromosomes.

[6] Chromosome 12 of Vero cells has a homozygous ~9-Mb deletion, causing the loss of the type I interferon gene cluster and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors CDKN2A and CDKN2B in the genome.

[6] Although African green monkeys were previously classified as Cercopithecus aethiops, they have been placed within the genus Chlorocebus, which includes several species.

[7] The genome analysis indicated that the Vero cell lineage is derived from a female Chlorocebus sabaeus.