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. 2017 May 21;23(19):3440–3448. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i19.3440

Table 2.

Cell lines origin and p53 status

Cell lines Cell line description1 p53 status1
Breast cancer cell lines
MCF7 Adenocarcinoma of the mammary gland, derived from 69-year-old female, cells were obtained from metastatic site; pleural effusion Wild-type[34]
1001 1001 is derived from its parental MCF7 (MCF7/R-A1; which are cells exposed to increasing dose of recombinant TNF, transfected by p55 TNF receptor cDNA, Mutation in R280K)[35] TNF resistant associated with loss of p53 function[35]
CAL51 Adenocarcinoma isolated from a malignant pleural effusion of a 44-year-old female with metastatic breast cancer, normal karyotype with genetic stability[36] Wild-type[37]
ZR-75-1 Ductal carcinoma of the mammary gland, derived from 63-year-old female, cells were obtained from metastatic site: ascites Wild-type
MDA-MB-361 Adenocarcinoma of the mammary gland, derived from 40-year-old female, cells were obtained from metastatic site; Brain Wild-type
T47D ductal carcinoma of the mammary gland, derived from 54-year-old female, cells were obtained from metastatic site; pleural effusion Heterozygous mutant.
MDA-MB-231 Adenocarcinoma of the mammary gland, derived from 51-year-old female, cells were obtained from metastatic site; pleural effusion. Homozygous mutant
BT549 Ductal carcinoma of the mammary gland, derived from 72-year-old female, cells were obtained from mammary gland. Homozygous mutant
Colon Cancer Cell lines
RKO poorly differentiated colon carcinoma cell line developed by Michael Brattain Wild-type.
RKO-p53 RKO parental cell line double negative mutant for p53 Homozygous knock out2
HCT 116 Colorectal carcinoma of Adult Male derived from primary tumor site Wild-type
HCT 116.p53 HCT116 parental cell line with hemizygous p53 mutation and knock out of the homologous p53 R284w/-2
SW480 Dukes' type B, colorectal adenocarcinoma, derived from 50-year-old male, cells obtained from primary tumor site Homozygous mutant
Positive control for EMT
HeLa Cervical adenocarcinoma of 31-year-old female derived from primary tumor site Wild-Type but HPV inactivated[34]
1

The cell line origin and the p53 status were from ATCC data sheets/website, the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia or the indicated references;

2

As per the source/supplier: Horizon Discovery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.