Cell line · CVCL_0157
B16-BL6
Cancer cell line, Mus musculus. Mouse melanoma. 8 papers.
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ConductScience Library. B16-BL6. Cell lines, record CVCL_0157. Release cell-lines-2026-11-14-0.1.0, 14 Nov 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/cell-lines/CVCL_0157
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Cell line
As Cellosaurus gives it.
- Name
- B16-BL6
- Accession
- CVCL_0157
- RRID
- RRID:CVCL_0157
- Synonyms
- B16/BL6, B16 BL6, B16BL6, B16BL-6, BL6, BL-6, B16-F10-BL6
- Species
- Mus musculus (Mouse)
- Sex
- Male
- Age at sampling
- Age unspecified
- Category
- Cancer cell line
- Diseases
- Mouse melanoma (NCIt C21790)
- Derived from
- Skin (in situ)
- Parent
- B16-F10 (CVCL_0159)
- Entry created
- 2012-04-04
- Entry updated
- 2026-06-25
Source Cellosaurus
Problems0
Cellosaurus records no problem for this cell line.
None in this release.
Papers8
1 more article gives this line's RRID in its Methods without naming the line nearby, so it is not listed.
| Paper | Journal | Year | How we know | Retracted | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identification of TPRA1 as a Novel Receptor and Predictive Biomarker for Oncolytic Virus M1. | Adv Sci (Weinh) | 2025 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Diurnal Expression of PD-1 on Tumor-Associated Macrophages Underlies the Dosing Time-Dependent Antitumor Effects of the PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitor BMS-1 in B16/BL6 Melanoma-Bearing Mice. | Mol Cancer Res | 2022 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Oxytocin receptor induces mammary tumorigenesis through prolactin/p-STAT5 pathway. | Cell Death Dis | 2021 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| A conserved major facilitator superfamily member orchestrates a subset of O-glycosylation to aid macrophage tissue invasion. | Elife | 2019 | Its Methods give the RRID and name the line | PubMed | |
| Characterization of mouse melanoma cell lines by their mortal malignancy using an experimental metastatic model. | Life Sci | 2002 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Regional growth of different human melanomas as metastases in the brain of nude mice. | Am J Pathol | 1990 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| Site-specific metastasis of mouse melanomas and a fibrosarcoma in the brain or meninges of syngeneic animals. | Cancer Res | 1988 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed | |
| In vitro selection of murine B16 melanoma variants with enhanced tissue-invasive properties. | Cancer Res | 1980 | Cellosaurus cites it | PubMed |
Relatives2
| Relation | Cell line | Accession | Problem | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | B16-F10 | CVCL_0159 | Cell lines | |
| Derived from it | BL6T | CVCL_Z859 | Cell lines |
Cell banks4
| Cell bank | Catalog number | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCLB | 80006 | KCLB | |
| NCI-DCTD | B16BL-6 | Cellosaurus | |
| RCB | RCB2638 | RCB | |
| TKG | TKG 0598 | Cellosaurus |
Data dates
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GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_0157
GET https://conductscience.org/api/cell-lines/v1/CVCL_0157/problems