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. 2014 Jul 8;45(4):1391–1400. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2539

Table I.

Characteristics of the established pancreatic cancer cell lines.

CSC-properties CSClow
BxPc-3
CSChigh
MIA-PaCa2
Refs.
Source Primary tumor Primary tumor ATCC
Tumor grade G2 G3 (31)
p53 status MT MT (31)
K-ras status WT MT (31)
In vitro morphology Densely attached Loosely attached (15)
Self renewal capacity
 Colony-formation + +++ (14,32)
 Spheroid formation +++ (14,32)
 ALDH1 activity + +++ (14,32)
Gemcitabine resistance + +++ (14)
E-cadherin +++ (18)
Vimentin + +++ (18)