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Table 1 The origin, morphology, genetic mutation, tumorigenic capability, and metastatic potential of OS cell lines

From: Research models and mesenchymal/epithelial plasticity of osteosarcoma

Cell line

Origin

Morphology

Gene mutation

Days to form 1.5–2 cm3 tumor

Meta

rate (%)

Refs.

Tumor suppressor

Oncogene

CDKN2A

TP53

RB1

PTEN

BRAF

KRAS

HOS

OS of a 13-y-o girl

E

m/m

m/m

w/w

w/w

w/w

w/w

No tumor in 8 weeks

0%

[58, 64]

143B

HOS cells, transformed by KRAS

Mixed E/F

m/m

m/m

w/w

w/w

w/w

m/w

27

100%

[64, 69]

MNNG

HOS cells, induced by MNNG

Mixed E/F

m/m

m/m

w/w

w/w

w/w

w/w

32

100%

[64, 66, 70]

SaOS-2

OS of a 11-y-o girl

E

w/w

m/m

m/m

w/w

w/w

w/w

95

100%

[62, 63]

SaOS-LM7

Lung Meta from SaOS-2 cells in mouse tibia

E

w/w

m/m

m/m

w/w

w/w

w/w

65

100%

[71]

MG-63

Fibroblastic OS of a 14-y-o boy

F

m/m

m/m

w/w

w/w

w/w

w/w

170

0%

[59]

U-2 OS

Sarcoma in tibia of a 15-y-o girl

E

w/w

w/w

w/w

w/w

w/w

w/w

No tumor in 150 days

0%

[60, 61, 72]

K7 (K8, …, K12)

Spontaneous OS in BALB/c mouse

O

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

33.3% (K12)

[37, 38, 45]

K7M2

Lung meta

From

K7 cells in mouse tibia

O

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

30 days to reach 0.8 cm3

93.3%

[36, 37, 39, 40, 45]

Dunn

Spontaneous OS from C3H/HeN mouse tail

E

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

25

100%

[42, 45]

UMR 106-01

32P-induced tumor in rat

E

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

25 days to reach 0.15 cm3

100%

[32, 47]

D-17

Lung Meta of OS in a 11-y-o female poodle

E

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

No tumor in 79 days

NA

[53]

  1. m/m, mutant/mutant homozygous; w/w, wild type/wild type normal alleles; m/w, mutant/wild type heterozygous; NA, not available; E, epithelial; F, fibroblast; O, osteoblast; Meta, metastasis