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. 2005 May 31;92(11):2032–2038. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602598

Table 2. Summary of mutation analyses, immunohistochemical and Western blotting data in uveal melanoma cell lines and primary uveal melanomas.

(A) Uveal melanoma cell lines
Cell line BRAF mutation analysis NRAS mutation analysis KRAS mutation analysis HRAS mutation analysis Total ERK Western Phospho-ERK Western Phospho-MEK Western Phospho-ELK Western
From primaries
Ocm 1 V599E WT WT WT +++ +++ ++++ +++
Mel 285 WT WT WT WT ++++ ++++ ++ ++
Mel 290 WT WT WT WT ++++ ++++ +++ ++
92.1 WT WT WT WT +++ ++ +++ +++
92.2 WT WT WT WT +++ ++ ++ +++
Ocm 3 WT WT WT WT +++ ++ ++++ +++
Mel 202 WT WT WT WT +++ ++ +++ +++
Mel 270 WT WT WT WT +++ ++ +++ ++
From metastases
Omm 1.3 WT WT WT WT +++ + + +++
Omm 1.5 WT WT WT WT +++ + + +++
Omm 1 WT WT WT WT +++ + ++++ +++
(B) Primary uveal melanomas
Tumour sample ID BRAF mutation analysis NRAS mutation analysis KRAS mutation analysis HRAS mutation analysis Total ERK1/2 IHC Phospho ERK1/2 IHC    
 1 WT WT WT WT ++ ++++    
 2 WT WT WT WT +++ +++    
 3 WT WT WT WT + +++    
 4 WT WT WT WT + +    
 5 WT WT WT WT ++ +++    
 6 WT WT WT WT + ++++    
 7 WT WT WT WT +++ +++    
 8 WT WT WT WT + ++    
 9 WT WT WT WT +++ +    
10 WT WT WT WT ++ +    
11 WT WT WT WT ++ +    
12 WT WT WT WT +++ +++    
13 WT WT WT WT ++ +    
14 WT WT WT WT + +    
15 WT WT WT WT ++++ ++++    
16 WT WT WT WT ++ +++    
17 WT WT WT WT + +    
18 WT WT WT WT +++ +    
19 WT WT WT WT ++++ +    
Positive control cutaneous melanoma V599E NA NA NA +++ ++++    

The level of expression of the Western blotting and immunhistochemistry (IHC) experiments were scored and categorised as either negative (–), weakly positive (+), weak–moderately positive (++), moderately positive (+++) or strongly positive (++++).

NA=not applicable.