WM164 Viable Cells

Cells are sterile, validated by short tandem repeat profiling, and are tested as negative for mycoplasma. It is recommended that cell lines are tested for mycoplasma contamination and short tandem repeat (STR) profiling every 10 passages or each time a frozen seed stock is made. See cell culture protocol for additional details. WM164 is a metastatic human melanoma cell line established from a metastatic site (right upper arm) in a 22-year-old male with stage IV superficial spreading melanoma. WM164 cells produce xenograft tumors when injected into immunocompromised mice. This cell line features the specific V600E (Val600Glu) mutation at codon 600 in the BRAF gene. This mutation causes constitutively active kinase activity and activation of MEK and ERK signaling pathway.