Table 1 Cell lines used

HMEC (human mammary epithelial cells)

Normal, primary, non-tumorigenic

N/A

ATCC PCS600–010

HCEC-CT (human colonic epithelial cells)

Normal, non-tumorigenic

CDK4, hTERT

[5, 44]

HBEC3-KT (human bronchial epithelial cells)

Normal, non-tumorigenic

CDK4, hTERT

[45]

HEK293

Tumorigenic only at high passages

Ad5

ATCC/Goodwin lab at Meharry

MCF7

Cancerous, human patient derived breast adenocarcinoma

N/A

ATCC HTB-22/Richmond lab

SKBR3

Cancerous, human patient derived breast adenocarcinoma

N/A

ATCC HTB-30/Richmond lab

HCT116

Cancerous, human colorectal carcinoma

N/A

ATCC CCL-247

HT29

Cancerous, human colorectal adenocarcinoma

N/A

ATCC HTB-38

A549

Cancerous, lung carcinoma

N/A

ATCC CCL-185

H209

Cancerous, lung, derived from metastatic bone marrow

N/A

ATCC HTB-172