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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: Oncogene. 2020 Mar 2;39(17):3413–3426. doi: 10.1038/s41388-020-1234-3

Table 1.

Top cited RCC cell lines.

Histologic and genetic characteristics, including ccA and ccB sub-classification, and 3p deletion status as defined by Sinha et al., are outlined10. VHL and other known significantly mutated genes, determined by TCGA, are defined by CCLE and CCLP databases58,66,67,142.

Cell line Classification Sub classification10 Histological features 3p status10 VHL status66,67 CCLE mutations66, 67
(Sinha et al., 2017) (Sinha et al., 2017) (Barretina et al., 2012) (Barretina et al., 2012)
786-O ccRCC ccB Poor differentiation with sarcomatoid features10 Deleted Null PTEN, TP53,
(Sinha et al., 2017) TSC2, MLL3
A-498 ccRCC ccB Compact nests of tumor cells with clear cytoplasm10 Deleted Null MLL3, SETD2
(Sinha et al., 2017)
ACHN pRCC Unknown Poor differentiation with sarcomatoid features10 Deleted Wildtype PBRM1, NF2
(Sinha et al., 2017)
CAKI-1 ccRCC ccB Poor differentiation71 Not Deleted Wildtype MET, MLL3,
(Korhonen et al., 1994) SETD2
RCC-4 ccRCC Unknown Unknown Deleted Null NA
A-704 ccRCC ccA Not tumorigenic in immunocompromised mice73 Deleted Null MLL3, TP53,
(Giard et al., 1973) PBRM1, SETD2
SN12C Unknown Unknown Clear cell combined with granular morphology74 Not Deleted Wildtype TP53, BAP1,
(Sanchez et al., 1994) NF2
CAKI-2 ccRCC ccB Well differentiated clear cell71 Deleted Wildtype PBRM1
(Korhonen et al., 1994)
769-P ccRCC ccA Unknown Deleted Null BAP1, TSC2
TK-10 Unknown Unknown Unknown Deleted Wildtype PIK3CA, TP53
UMRC-2 ccRCC ccA Unknown Deleted Null NA
OS-RC-2 ccRCC ccB Unknown Deleted Null PTEN, TP53,
PBRM1
CAL-54 pRCC Unknown Well differentiated with papillary structures75 Deleted Wildtype FH, MLL3
(Gioanni et al., 1996)