Table 1.
Molecular characterization of the cell lines used in this work
| B-RAF | N-RAS/ C-KIT | p16-CDK4-RB | ARF-p53 | pERK status | pAKT status | Orthopic growth as xenograft | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A375 | V600E mut. | WT | Undetectable p16 mRNA | HD of ARF, p53 WT & funct. | high | low | yes |
| A2058 | V600E mut. | WT | Rb null | Undetectable ARF mRNA, p53 funct. | med | high | yes |
| SK-MEL24 | V600E mut. | WT | HD of 9p21 | HD of 9p21, p53 funct. | high | high | no |
| SK-MEL28 | V600E mut. | WT | CDK4 Arg24Cys mut. | p53 Mut (Leu145Arg) | high | high | yes |
| UACC257 | V600E mut. | WT | p16 mut. | Unknown ARF - p53 lesion | high | high | no |
| WM2664 | V600E mut. | WT | HD of 9p21 | HD of 9p21, p53 funct. | high | high | yes |
| Mel505 | WT | WT | Undetectable p16 mRNA | p53 inact. | low | low | yes |
| PMWK | WT | WT | Unknown p16 - RB lesion | p53 inact. | low | low | no |
| RPMI8322 | WT | WT | Unknown p16 - RB lesion | p53 inact. | med | low | yes |
| SK-MEL23 | WT | WT | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | no |
| SK-MEL187 | WT | WT | HD of 9p21 | p53 mut (Arg273His) | low | low | yes |
HD: homozygous deletion.