451lLu BR Non-Viable Cell Pellet

Cells were grown sub-confluent to approximately (2x10^6) cells in Tumor specialized media and then trypsinized. Cells were harvested and cell pellets were flash frozen and stored at -80°C. Non-viable cell pellet was generated from cell line 451ILu BR. 451ILu BR is a human metastatic melanoma cell line. This cell line is resistant to BRAF and MEK inhibitors. 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. This cell line was derived from the same patient as the cell lines, WM164, and 451Lu. 451ILu BR cells produce xenograft tumors when injected into immunocompromised mice.