The Effect of MHC Class II Transactivator on the Growth and Metastasis of Breast Tumors
Abstract
I have continued my investigations into the effect of the MHC class II transactivator, CIITA, on the growth and immunogenicity in breast cancer. I have utilized three different model systems; MT90 1, 4T 1 and EMT6. In the MT90 1 cell line, CIITA expression does not change in vivo tumor growth properties. In the 4T1 model, expression of CIITA leads to direct killing of the tumor in vitro, suggesting that CIITA has a toxic effect in this cell line. We are actively investigating inducible CIITA expression systems to fully investigate this phenomenon. We have also investigated immunogenicity of CIITA expressing * tumors. MT9Ol is immunogenic%and cannot be used in these assays, therefore we have used the Line 1 lung carcinoma as a surrogate system (we have also started to examine EMT6 as an additional mammary tumor model). We have found that CIITA expression can result in more mice with tumor formation, suggesting a negative role for CIITA in the absence of costimulation. We have initiated preliminary investigations into novel genes induced by CIITA. The results of these experiments have important implications in proposed CIITA-human gene therapy trials.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA374042
Entities
People
- Brian K. Martin
- Jenny Ting
Organizations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill