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. 2019 Sep 30;15(9):e1006453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006453

Table 1. ENCODE cell types used in this study.

Cell Type Description Karyotype Lineage Tissue Replicates
H1-hESC Embryonic stem cell Normal ICM ESC 4
GM12878 B-lymphocyte Normal mesoderm blood 4
K562 Leukemia Cancer mesoderm blood 3
HeLa-S3 Cervical carcinoma Cancer ectoderm cervix 3
HepG2 Hepatocellular carcinoma Cancer endoderm liver 3
HUVEC Umbilical vein endothelial cells Normal mesoderm vessel 3
SK-N-SH Neuroblastoma Cancer ectoderm brain 1
IMR90 Fetal lung fibroblasts Normal endoderm lung 1
A549 Lung carcinoma Cancer endoderm lung 1
MCF-7 Mammary gland adenocarcinoma Cancer ectoderm breast 2
CD20+ CD20+ B cells Normal mesoderm blood 1
CD14+ CD14+ Monocytes Normal mesoderm blood 1
NHEK Epidermal keratinocytes Normal ectoderm skin 3