YUGEN8Homo sapiens (Human)Cancer cell line

Also known as: YUGEN 8, YUGEN-8

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Basic Information

Database IDCVCL_A744
SpeciesHomo sapiens (Human)
Tissue SourceBrain[UBERON:UBERON_0000955]

Disease Information

DiseaseMelanoma

DepMap Information

Known Sequence Variations

TypeGene/ProteinDescriptionZygosityNoteSource
MutationSimpleBRAFp.Val600Glu (c.1799T>A)Unspecified-PubMed=26214590

Publications

Exome sequencing identifies recurrent mutations in NF1 and RASopathy genes in sun-exposed melanomas.

Schlessinger J., Lifton R.P., Halaban R.

Nat. Genet. 47:996-1002(2015).

Integrated analysis of tumor samples sheds light on tumor heterogeneity.

Kluger Y.

Yale J. Biol. Med. 85:347-361(2012).

Detecting copy number status and uncovering subclonal markers in heterogeneous tumor biopsies.

Xu F., Li P.-N., Halaban R., Kluger Y.

BMC Genomics 12:230.1-230.14(2011).

MicroRNA signatures differentiate melanoma subtypes.";

Krauthammer M., Tuck D., Slack F.J., Weidhaas J.B.

Cell Cycle 10:1845-1852(2011).

PLX4032, a selective BRAF(V600E) kinase inhibitor, activates the ERK pathway and enhances cell migration and proliferation of BRAF melanoma cells.

Krauthammer M., McCusker J.P., Kluger Y., Sznol M.

Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 23:190-200(2010).

Aberrant retention of tyrosinase in the endoplasmic reticulum mediates accelerated degradation of the enzyme and contributes to the dedifferentiated phenotype of amelanotic melanoma cells.

Setaluri V., Hebert D.N.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 94:6210-6215(1997).