USE OF A MELANOMA DIFFERENTIATION ASSOCIATED GENE (mda-7) FOR REVERSING A CANCEROUS PHENOTYPE

摘要

This invention provides a method for reversing the cancerous phenotype of a cancer cell by introducing a nucleic acid having the melanoma differentiation associated gene ( mda-7 ) into the cell under conditions that permit the expression of the gene so as to thereby reverse the cancerous phenotype of the cell. This invention also provides a method for reversing the cancerous phenotype of a cancer cell by introducing the gene product of the above-described gene into the cancerous cell so as to thereby reverse the cancerous phenotype of the cell. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition having an amount of a nucleic acid having the melanoma differentiation associated gene ( mda-7 ) or the gene product of a melanoma differentiation associated gene ( mda-7 ) effective to reverse the cancerous phenotype of a cancer cell and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.