Cell-cultivated fish offers the potential for a more ethical,
sustainable, and safe seafood system. However, fish cell culture is
relatively understudied in comparison to mammalian cells. Here, we
established and characterized a continuous Atlantic mackerel (Scomber
scombrus) skeletal muscle cell line (“Mack” cells). The cells were
isolated from muscle biopsies of fresh-caught fish, with separate
isolations performed from two distinct fish. Mack1 cells (cells from the
first …
