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Table 1 Tissue origin, description, and morphology of cell strains used

From: Induction by transforming growth factor-β1 of epithelial to mesenchymal transition is a rare event in vitro

Tissue origin

Cell strain

Description

Cell morphology

Human

   

Epidermoid

HEK

Primary epidermal keratinocyte

Epithelial

 

HaCaT

Keratinocyte (abdominal skin)

Epithelial

 

SCC012

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Epithelial

 

SCC028

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Spindle

 

UNC10

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Spindle

Breast

HMECa

Primary breast epithelium

Epithelial

 

HBL100

Breast epithelium

Epithelial

 

MCF10A

Breast epithelium

Epithelial

 

BT549

Breast ductal carcinoma

Spindle

 

MCF7

Pleural metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma

Epithelial

 

MDA-MB-231

Pleural metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma

Spindle

 

MDA-MB-361

Brain metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma

Epithelial

 

MDA-MB-435S

Pleural metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma

Spindle

 

MDA-MB-436

Pleural metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma

Spindle

 

MDA-MB-468

Pleural metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma

Epithelial

Lung

A549

Non-small-cell lung carcinoma

Epithelial

 

H1299

Lymph node metastasis of non-small-cell lung carcinoma

Epithelial

Pancreas

Colo357

Pancreatic carcinoma

Epithelial

 

Panc-1

Pancreatic ductal carcinoma

Epithelial

Prostate

DU145

Brain metastasis of prostate adenocarcinoma

Epithelial

Mouse

   

Epidermoid

MK

Epidermal keratinocytes

Epithelial

 

KC

K-Ras transformed epidermal keratinocytes

Epithelial

Mammary gland

NMuMG

Mammary gland epithelium

Epithelial

 

EpH4

Mammary gland epithelium

Epithelial

 

4T1

Mammary tumor

Epithelial

Kidney

MCT

Proximal tubular epithelial

Epithelial

  1. aHuman mammary epithelial cells (HMECs) from patients #1012 and #1016. HEK, primary human epidermal keratinocytes; MK, mouse keratinocytes.