A cDNA CLONE WITH ANTIONCOGENE ACTIVITY

A cDNA clone, p14--6, which has an antioncogene activity on the v--Ki--Ras oncogene-transformed malignant cell line DT, was found. This clone was recovered from the revertantR14 cells, which had been isolated by transfections of DT cells with a normal human fibro-blast cDNA library cloned in pcD2, an Okayama-Berg vector. When transfected into DT cells,p14--6 clone gave rise to phenotypical flat reversion in 5--15% of DT transfectant colo-nies. The p14--6--transfected flat cell line, RR, was proven to be a true revertant with signif-icantly reduced malignancy by in ritro and in riro malignancy tests. All other clones recov-ered from R14 cells were unable to cause this reversion. Molecular hybridizations showedthat the p14--6 was inserted into RR genome as tandem repeats, and no structural changewas found in the D--Ki--Ras oncogene in RR genome. These facts suggest that the antioncogeneactivity of the p14--6 clone on the DT cells may be exerted through expression of thecDNA contained in this clone. Possib