DETERMINING THE TRANSFORMING CAPABILITY OF AGENTS

摘要

The invention relates to activation of apoptin-induced apoptosis by different cell-transforming agents in normal and/or cancer-prone cells. Apoptin or also called VP3 is a viral protein derived from the Chicken anemia virus. Also the invention relates to preventive anti-tumor therapies of normal and/or cancer-prone cells. Treatment of normal and/or cancer-prone cells with tumor-inducing agents will activate apoptin-induced apoptosis, resulting in the elimination of potential tumor cells. Also the invention relates to diagnosis of cancer agents. Agents with tumor activity can be examined by expressing them in normal cells and analyzing their capability of enabling apoptin-induced apoptosis.