title: Effect of cancer/testis antigen NY-SAR-35 on the proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cells.
abstract: NY-SAR-35 is a cancer/testis (CT) antigen that was identified by serological analysis of recombinant complementary DNA expression libraries. The gene encoding NY-SAR-35 is located on the × chromosome and is aberrantly expressed in a number of cancer types and germ cells, such as those in the testes, but not in normal tissue. It has been reported that treatment with a demethylating agent induced the expression of NY-SAR-35 in several types of cancer cells. However, the function of NY-SAR-35 in cancer remains undetermined. In present study, the role of NY-SAR-35 in human lung adenocarcinoma (SK-LC-14) and hepatocellular carcinoma (SNU-449) cells was investigated following stable transfection of the NY-SAR-35 gene. NY-SAR-35 was observed to be expressed in the cytoplasm of the cells. In addition, the bromodeoxyuridine incorporation assay and immunofluorescence staining for proliferating cell nuclear antigen and Ki-67 demonstrated that proliferation was increased in cells transfected with NY-SAR-35. In addition, the trypan blue exclusion assay indicated that NY-SAR-35 increased cancer cell viability. Furthermore, NY-SAR-35 increased the migration and invasion of the cells. These results indicate that NY-SAR-35 increases cancer cell viability, proliferation, migration and invasion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-870, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Myung-Ha
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-870, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ye-Rin
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-870, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae-Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-870, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Chang-Hun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do 626-870, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Yull
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: NY-SAR-35; cancer/testis antigen; hepatocellular carcinoma; lung adenocarcinoma; migration; proliferation