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Table 2 Prostate cells, stem cells, cancer cell lines and xenografts.

From: Lineage relationship of prostate cancer cell types based on gene expression

Cell type

Origin

Characteristics

AR status

PSA/KLK3 status

Prostate cancer cell lines

LNCaP

Lymph node metastasis

Luminal

Mutant AR

Positive

C4-2

Derived from LNCaP through selection in castrated animals

Luminal

Mutant AR

Positive

CL1

Derived from LNCaP through selection in androgen-depleted media

Non-luminal-like

Negative

Negative

PC3

Bone metastasis

Non-luminal-like

Negative

Negative

DU145

Brain metastasis

Non-luminal-like

Negative

Negative

Xenografts

LuCaP 35

Lymph node metastasis, adenocarcinoma

Luminal-like

Positive

Positive

LuCaP 49

Omental metastasis, small cell carcinoma

Non-luminal-like

Negative

Negative

Cells isolated from prostate tumor specimens

G3

CD26+ Gleason pattern 3 from primary tumor, glandular

Luminal-like

Positive

Positive

G4

CD26+ Gleason pattern 4 from primary tumor, aglandular

Non-luminal-like

Positive

Positive

Stem cell lines

NCCIT

Embryonal carcinoma

 

Negative

Negative

H1

Embryonic stem cell

 

Negative

Negative

Cells isolated from normal prostate tissue specimens

Luminal (L)

CD26+ luminal epithelial

 

Positive

Positive

Basal (B)

CD104+ basal epithelial

 

Negative

Negative

Stromal (S)

CD49a+ stromal

 

Positive

Negative

Endothelial (E)

CD31+ endothelial

 

Negative

Negative

Progenitor (5D3)

ABCG2+ progenitor

 

Negative

Negative

Progenitor (SP)

Side population progenitor

 

Negative

Negative