The Sea Star Igkappa Gene and its Applications in Cancerology
Journal: Cell & Cellular Life Sciences Journal (Vol.2, No. 1)Publication Date: 2017-01-18
Abstract
It was shown 32 years ago that the sea star axial organ cells (AO cells) produced a spontaneous cytotoxicity against mouse cancerous cells. The axial organ is considered as ancestral lymphoïd organ. It contains T-like and B-like sea star lymphocytes and Phagocytes. It plays a fundamental rôle in the sea star cell-mediated immune responses and humoral immune ones. Recently, we discovered a sea star Igkappa gene with immune properties. This gene was inserted in a CMV (cytomegalovirus) and finally in a plasmid called « young » plasmid. The induced « young » protein exerted a spontaneous cytotoxicity against osteosarcom cells (U2oS cells) and recently against Hela cells (cervix carcinoma cells).
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