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Cellosaurus WM239B (CVCL_RN56)

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Cell line name WM239B
Synonyms WM-239B; WM 239B
Accession CVCL_RN56
Resource Identification Initiative To cite this cell line use: WM239B (RRID:CVCL_RN56)
Comments Part of: Wistar Institute melanoma cell line collection.
Population: Caucasian.
Derived from site: Metastatic; Not specified.
Sequence variations
  • Gene deletion; HGNC; HGNC:9588; PTEN; Zygosity=Hemizygous (from autologous cell lines WM165-1; WM239A; WM266-4).
  • Mutation; HGNC; HGNC:1097; BRAF; Simple; p.Val600Asp (c.1799_1800delTGinsAT); ClinVar=VCV000375939; Zygosity=Heterozygous (from autologous cell lines WM165-1; WM239A; WM266-4).
Disease Melanoma (NCIt: C3224)
Species of origin Homo sapiens (Human) (NCBI Taxonomy: 9606)
Originate from same individual CVCL_0040 ! WM115
CVCL_L033 ! WM165-1
CVCL_RN55 ! WM165-2
CVCL_6795 ! WM239A
CVCL_RN57 ! WM266-1
CVCL_RN58 ! WM266-2
CVCL_RN59 ! WM266-3
CVCL_2765 ! WM266-4
Sex of cell Female
Age at sampling 55Y
Category Cancer cell line
Publications

PubMed=3856042; DOI=10.1093/jnci/74.2.283
Herlyn M., Balaban-Malenbaum G.B., Bennicelli J.L., Guerry D. 4th, Halaban R., Herlyn D., Elder D.E., Maul G.G., Steplewski Z., Nowell P.C., Clark W.H. Jr., Koprowski H.
Primary melanoma cells of the vertical growth phase: similarities to metastatic cells.
J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 74:283-289(1985)

PubMed=2253310; DOI=10.1007/BF00046337
Herlyn M.
Human melanoma: development and progression.
Cancer Metastasis Rev. 9:101-112(1990)

Cross-references
Cell line databases/resources cancercelllines; CVCL_RN56
Encyclopedic resources Wikidata; Q54994216
Entry history
Entry creation05-Mar-2018
Last entry update19-Dec-2024
Version number13