Non-viable cell pellet was generated from cell line WM3211. WM3211 is a tumorigenic (VGP) primary melanoma cell line with competence for metastasis. These cells display fibroblastic morphology in culture. This cell line was established from a metastatic site (lymph node) in a 34-year-old female. This cell line contains a L576P mutation at position 576 in the c-KIT gene. The L576P mutation results in an amino acid substitution at position 576 in KIT, from a Leucine (L) to a proline (P). This mutation occurs within the juxtamembrane domain. Mutant KIT proteins have increased kinase activity and transforming activity in vitro. This cell line is wild type for BRAF, PTEN, N-RAS, and CDK4. WM3211 cells produce xenograft tumors when injected into immunocompromised mice.
Size
20 mg
Concentration
20 million cells
Applications
Frozen non-viable cell pellets can be used for in vitro experiments such as Western blotting and other immunoassays, genomic DNA isolation, STR profiling, and RNA isolation.
Other Names
Human Melanoma, patient derived tumor, tumor models, skin cancer, xenograft