Table 2. Immunohistochemical characterization of MM cells.
Primary Antibodies (abbreviation) | Cell culture |
Tumors |
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AB1 | AB12 | AB22 | AB1-B/c | AB12-B/c | AB22-B/c | |
Vimentin (Vim) | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Wide Spectrum Cytokeratin (WSCK) | +/− | − | − | +/− | +/− | +/− |
E-cadherin phosphor (E-cad) | + | + | +/− | + | +/− | + |
Smooth Muscle Actin (SMA) | + | +* | +* | +/− | +/− | +/− |
Wilm’s Tumor Antigen 1 (WT1) | − | ? | + | − | − | − |
Calretinin (Calret) | − | − | − | +/− | − | − |
β-catenin (βcat) | + | + | + | + | + | + |
(−) = absence of staining; (+/−) = weak staining; (+) = positive staining; (*) = some cells do not express the protein; (?) = uncertain.