Abstract
As an effort to identify immune suppressive molecules in gastric cancer cells, a signal sequence trap was employed. Among the genes identified, 9-27 gene was highly expressed in gastric tumor tissues and in cancer cell lines. It was induced by IFN-γ treatment, but not by TNF-α or TGF-β1 treatment. The overexpression of 9-27 in the gastric cancer cells rendered tumor cells more resistant to natural killer cells. In addition, the 9-27-overexpressed cells showed an increased migration and an invasive capacity when compared with the control cells. Taken together, these data indicate that 9-27 plays a role in malignant progression by suppressing natural killer cells and by increasing the invasive potential of gastric cancer cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 191-200 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Cancer letters |
Volume | 221 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Apr 28 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 9-27
- IFN-γ
- Invasion
- Natural killer cell
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research