Cell lines SW480 (Dukes’ type B, colorectal adenocarcinoma; ATCC® CCL-228), HCT-116 (colorectal carcinoma; ATCC® CCL-247), A2780 and A2780cis (ovarian carcinoma, Sigma), KB-3-1 (Human papillomavirus-related endocervical adenocarcinoma; HELA derivative, obtained from Dr. D. W. Shen, Bethesda, Maryland) VM47 (primary melanoma as described previously50 (link)), H35 and H52 (primary glioblastoma as described previously51 (link)) and Capan-1 (liver metastatic pancreatic cancer; ATCC® HTB-79) were grown as a monolayer at 37 °C in a humified 5% CO2 atmosphere. RPMI growth medium was supplemented with 10% fetal bovine serum (PAA, Linz, Austria). Cell cultures were periodically checked for Mycoplasma contamination. All media were supplemented with 2 mM MES buffer (pH 6, 1% vol) or H2O (1% vol).
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