ERP131731 PRJEB47455 E-MTAB-10720_2 RNA-seq of Immortalized cardiac cell lines for characterization and comparison The aim of this study was to compare the most common immortalized cardiac cell lines (human: AC16, rat: H9C2, mouse: HL-1) to primary cultures (neonatal rat or mouse cardiomyocytes, and human induced pluripotent stem cells) and left ventricular tissues from the corresponding species. To characterize cardiac cell lines, cardiac cell lines were seeded onto plates, and their differentiation towards a more cardiac phenotype was induced on the basis of most commonly used protocols in literature. The cells were harvested either in stage of proliferation or differentiation, and left ventricular tissue from each corresponding species, and isolated neonatal primary cardiac myocytes (for mouse and rat) or human induced pluripotent stem cells were applied as references for comparison. Transcriptomic analysis was performed on all samples. Generally, the mRNA expression pattern of cardiac markers in the cell lines showed significant differences compared to corresponding tissue or primary cultures. mRNA profile of cell lines indicates poor cardiac characteristics regardless the differentiation protocol used. Limitations of these cell lines should be taken into account when these cells are used as in vitro platforms to model cardiomyocytes and cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this study was to compare the most common immortalized cardiac cell lines (human: AC16, rat: H9C2, mouse: HL-1) to primary cultures (neonatal rat or mouse cardiomyocytes, and human induced pluripotent stem cells) and left ventricular tissues from the corresponding species. To characterize cardiac cell lines, cardiac cell lines were seeded onto plates, and their differentiation towards a more cardiac phenotype was induced on the basis of most commonly used protocols in literature. The cells were harvested either in stage of proliferation or differentiation, and left ventricular tissue from each corresponding species, and isolated neonatal primary cardiac myocytes (for mouse and rat) or human induced pluripotent stem cells were applied as references for comparison. Transcriptomic analysis was performed on all samples. Generally, the mRNA expression pattern of cardiac markers in the cell lines showed significant differences compared to corresponding tissue or primary cultures. mRNA profile of cell lines indicates poor cardiac characteristics regardless the differentiation protocol used. Limitations of these cell lines should be taken into account when these cells are used as in vitro platforms to model cardiomyocytes and cardiovascular diseases. E-MTAB-10720 in ArrayExpress http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-10720 ENA-FIRST-PUBLIC 2021-10-06 ENA-LAST-UPDATE 2021-10-06