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Table 2 Characterization of cell lines used for transfection

From: Promoter expression of HERV-K (HML-2) provirus-derived sequences is related to LTR sequence variation and polymorphic transcription factor binding sites

Breast cancer molecular subtype

Hormone receptor status

Cell lines

Luminal

ER+ and/or PR + HER2 ±

T47D, MCF-7, Hcc1428, BT474, MDA-MB-361

HER2/neu

ER− PR− HER2 +

SUM1315, Hcc1954, Hcc1419

Basal

ER− PR− HER2 −

MDA-MB-231, Hs578T, BT20, SUM159, SUM149

Additional cell types

Cell lines

Immortalized human mammary epithelial cells

HME, MCF-10A

Transformed human mammary epithelial cells

HMLE-Her2, HMLE-Ras

Human teratocarcinoma cells

Tera-1