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 | ||||||||
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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 | ||
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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.