Review Article

The Stemness Phenotype Model

Table 1

Detection of CSCs in established breast cancer cell lines.

Cell linePercentageMethodReference

BT-4740.5%SP (H33342 labeling)[16]
EFM-190.3%SP (H33342 labeling)[16]
KPL-18.4%SP (H33342 labeling)[16]
MCF-70.8%SP (H33342 labeling)[16]
UACC-89320%SP (H33342 labeling)[16]
BT-205.8%SP (H33342 labeling)[16]
Cal-510.8–2%SP (H33342 labeling)[16]
MCF-72.4 ± 0.4%SP (H33342 labeling)[17]
MCF-71.5%SP (H33342 labeling)[18]
T47D,0%SP (H33342 labeling)[17]
SK-BR-30%SP (H33342 labeling)[17]
MDA-MB-2310%SP (H33342 labeling)[17]
MDA-MB-2310.1%SP (H33342 labeling)[18]
MDA-MB-231 >90%CD44pos/CD24neg/low (flow cytometry)[19]
MCF-71.6% (monolayer cultures)
40.3% (mammospheres)
CD44pos/CD24neg/low (flow cytometry)[20]
MCF-7<2% (monolayer cultures) ~50% (mammospheres)CD44pos/CD24neg/low (flow cytometry)[21]
MCF-73.5%SP (H33342 labeling)[22]