WM3670 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 WM3670. WM3670 is a metastatic human melanoma cell line with epithelial morphology. This cell line features the G469E mutation at codon 469 in the BRAF gene. The G469E mutation results in an amino acid substitution at position 469 in BRAF, from a glycine (G) to a glutamic acid (E). This mutation occurs within the highly conserved GXGXXG motif of the kinase domain. Most mutant BRAF proteins have increased kinase activity and are transforming in vitro. This cell line contains a G12D mutation at position 12 in the N-RAS gene. The G12D mutation results in an amino acid substitution at position 12 in N-RAS, from a glycine (G) to an aspartic acid (D).