WM2044 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 WM2044. WM2044 is a metastatic human melanoma cell line that displays mesenchymal morphology. These cells require insulin for growth in culture. 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 also expresses PTEN loss of function including hemizygous deletion, and is wild type for N-RAS, c-KIT, and CDK4. WM2044 cells produce xenograft tumors when injected into immunocompromised mice.