申请人:Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
公开号:US05641484A1
公开(公告)日:1997-06-24
Disclosed are methods and compositions for the suppression of expression of the neu oncogene, as well as suppression of neu oncogene-mediated transformation, tumorigenesis and metastasis. The method disclosed involves introduction of adenovirus early 1A gene (the E1A gene) products, so to large T antigen (the LT gene product), or both into affected cells. These products, which are preferably introduced by transfection of the E1A gene into affected cells, serve to suppress neu gene expression as measured by a reduction of p185 expression. Furthermore, the E1A gene products surprisingly serve to suppress the oncogenic phenotype, as indicated by a reduction in cell growth, growth in soft agar, as well as tumorigenic and metastatic potential in vivo. The inventors propose that E1A gene products, LT gene products or derivatives therefrom, may ultimately be employed a treatment modalities for neu-mediated cancers, such as cancers of the female genital tract and breast. The inventors also propose methods of transfecting cells with either the E1A or the LT gene products using liposomes.
本发明涉及抑制neu癌基因表达的方法和组合物,以及抑制neu癌基因介导的转化、肿瘤发生和转移的方法。所述方法涉及将腺病毒早期1A基因(E1A基因)产物、大T抗原(LT基因产物)或两者同时引入受影响的细胞。这些产物,最好是通过转染E1A基因到受影响的细胞中引入,有助于通过降低p185表达来抑制neu基因表达。此外,E1A基因产物令人惊讶地能够抑制致癌表型,表现为细胞生长、软琼脂生长、以及在体内的肿瘤形成和转移潜力的降低。发明人认为,E1A基因产物、LT基因产物或其衍生物最终可能被用作neu介导的癌症的治疗方法,例如女性生殖道和乳腺癌。发明人还提出了使用脂质体将E1A或LT基因产物转染到细胞中的方法。