The lines included two estrogen receptor positive breast cancer lines (MCF-7 and ZR-75-1), two estrogen receptor negative breast cancer lines (MDA-MB-231 and BT-20), one cervix carcinoma line (KB-3-1), two lung adenocarcinoma lines (A549 and HLC-1), one large cell lung cancer line (LXFL 529) and two colorectal lines (CXF 243 and CXF 280). Here, ESR1 is linked to lung carcinoma.