Research Article
Molecular Characterization of Putative Chordoma Cell Lines
Table 2
Characteristics of cell lines.
| Cell line | Growth pattern | Expression array pattern | aCGH | Brachyury expression | CD24 expression |
| U-CH1 | Physaliferous | Chordoma-like | Multiple CNV | Positive | Positive | U-CH2 | Physaliferous | Chordoma-like | Multiple CNV | Positive | Positive | K001* | Physaliferous | Chordoma-like | | Positive | Positive | CCL3** | Spindle | Inadequate | Inadequate | | Negative | CCL4 | Spindle | Not chordoma-like | Normal | Negative | Negative | GB60 | Spindle | Not chordoma-like | Normal | Low RNA; negative protein | Negative | CM-319 | Polygonal | Not chordoma-like | Multiple CNV | Negative | Positive |
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*K001 was partially characterized before the cell line was lost
**CCL3 is of nonhuman origin IVD = intervertebral disc tissue
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