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Table 4 Commonly used cell lines for GIST research in literatures

From: Advances in immunology and immunotherapy for mesenchymal gastrointestinal cancers

Cell line

Mutation

KIT expression

Imatinib sensitivity

Source

Ref

Ba/F3

Engineered to express c-Kit or PDGFRA mutants

NA

NA

Murine pro-B cell line

[11, 278, 279]

GIST882

KIT Ex.13: K642E missense point mutation (Homo)

Positive

Sensitive

TKI-naïve metastatic human GISTs

[280]

GIST-T1

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion of 57 bp (V570-Y578) (Heter)

Positive

Sensitive

Untreated metastatic plural tumor of gastric GIST

[281]

GIST544

KIT Ex.9: AY503-504ins mutation

Negative

Unclear

Short-term culture from a GIST

[282]

GIST430

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion (V560-L576) (Heter)

KIT Ex.13: V654A missense point mutation (Heter)

Positive

Resistant

GISTs developed resistance to imatinib therapy after initial response to imatinib therapy

[283, 284]

GIST48

KIT Ex.11: V560D missense point mutation (Homo)

KIT Ex.17: D820A missense point mutation (Heter)

Positive

Resistant

GISTs developed resistance to imatinib therapy after initial response to imatinib therapy

[283, 284]

GIST GDG1

Unclear

Positive

Resistant

GIST patient progressed during imatinib treatment

[285, 286]

GIST62

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion (MYEVQWK552-558 T) (Heter)

Negative

Resistant

Untreated KIT-positive GIST

[284]

GIST-DR

No Kit gene mutation

Positive

Sensitive

Rat GIST induced by duodenal reflux

[265]

GIST522

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion (EVQWK554-558) (Heter)

Negative

Resistant

Imatinib-resistant, progressing GIST

[287]

GIST-H1

Unclear

Positive

Unclear

Unclear

[288]

GIST-PSW

KIT Ex.11: K558_G565delinsR mutation

Positive

Sensitive

GIST patients radiologically progressing under imatinib

[289]

GIST-BOE

KIT Ex.9: A502_Y503dup

Positive

Resistant

GIST patients radiologically progressing under imatinib

[290]

GIST5

KIT Ex.11: mutations

Negative

Unclear

Established from imatinib- treated GISTs

[291]

GIST474

KIT Ex.11: mutations

Negative

Unclear

Established from imatinib- treated GISTs

[291]

GIST867

Unclear

Unclear

Resistant

Intestinal GISTs treated with imatinib

[292]

S2 cells

KIT Ex.11: V558Δ mutation (Heter)

Negative

Resistant

KitV558Δ/+ mouse GIST tumor

[116]

GK1C

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion (550–558)

Positive

Sensitive

High metastatic risk GISTs

[293]

GK3C

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion (591–592)

Positive

Sensitive

High metastatic risk GISTs

[293]

HG129

KIT Ex.11: 45 bp insertion between F591-592G

Positive

Sensitive

Untreated primary gastric GIST

[294]

GIST226

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion (P551-W557) (Homo)

KIT Ex.17: Y823D point mutation (Homo)

Negative

Resistant

Unclear

[295]

HG209

KIT Ex.11: in-frame deletion (YIDPTQL 570–576)

KIT Ex.17: D816H point mutation

Negative

Resistant

imatinib- and sunitinib-resistant peritoneal metastasis

[296]

GIST-5R

Δ560 − 578/T670I

Positive

Resistant

Unclear

[297]

GIST54

Unclear

Negative

Resistant

Unclear

[298]

  1. Cell lines are listed in the order of the year they were firstly reported, and only the earliest papers are referenced here. Homo homozygous mutation, Heter heterozygous mutation, Ex Exon