ID   KM3 [Contaminated human melanoma]
AC   CVCL_1R51
SY   Mel-Km3; Km3
DR   BioSample; SAMN03151998
DR   Wikidata; Q54900068
RX   PubMed=7520026;
RX   PubMed=8980186;
RX   PubMed=9120293;
RX   PubMed=12740908;
RX   PubMed=20143388;
WW   https://iclac.org/wp-content/uploads/Cross-Contaminations_v12_distribution.xlsx
CC   Problematic cell line: Misidentified. Originally thought to be of human origin (astrocytoma) but found to be from rat (PubMed=12740908; PubMed=20143388). Originally thought to originate from a woman patient lymph nodes metastases of a melanoma.
CC   Registration: International Cell Line Authentication Committee, Register of Misidentified Cell Lines; ICLAC-00227.
OX   NCBI_TaxID=10116; ! Rattus norvegicus (Rat)
SX   Sex unspecified
AG   Age unspecified
CA   Undefined cell line type
DT   Created: 08-07-15; Last updated: 21-03-23; Version: 12
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RX   PubMed=7520026; DOI=10.1002/ijc.2910580413;
RA   Hersey P., Si Z.-Y., Smith M.J., Thomas W.D.;
RT   "Expression of the co-stimulatory molecule B7 on melanoma cells.";
RL   Int. J. Cancer 58:527-532(1994).
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RX   PubMed=8980186; DOI=10.1002/(SICI)1097-0215(19961211)68:6<795::AID-IJC18>3.0.CO;2-#;
RA   Thomas W.D., Smith M.J., Si Z.-Y., Hersey P.;
RT   "Expression of the co-stimulatory molecule CD40 on melanoma cells.";
RL   Int. J. Cancer 68:795-801(1996).
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RX   PubMed=9120293; DOI=10.4049/jimmunol.158.7.3353;
RA   Radford K.J., Thorne R.F., Hersey P.;
RT   "Regulation of tumor cell motility and migration by CD63 in a human
RT   melanoma cell line.";
RL   J. Immunol. 158:3353-3358(1997).
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RX   PubMed=12740908; DOI=10.1002/ijc.11144;
RA   Moseley G.W., Elliott J., Wright M.D., Partridge L.J., Monk P.N.;
RT   "Interspecies contamination of the KM3 cell line: implications for
RT   CD63 function in melanoma metastasis.";
RL   Int. J. Cancer 105:613-616(2003).
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RX   PubMed=20143388; DOI=10.1002/ijc.25242;
RA   Capes-Davis A., Theodosopoulos G., Atkin I., Drexler H.G., Kohara A.,
RA   MacLeod R.A.F., Masters J.R.W., Nakamura Y., Reid Y.A., Reddel R.R.,
RA   Freshney R.I.;
RT   "Check your cultures! A list of cross-contaminated or misidentified
RT   cell lines.";
RL   Int. J. Cancer 127:1-8(2010).
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