Example 9
The ORF encoding the micropeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3 was cloned in frame with the HA epitope tag in the pMSCV retroviral vector. Western blot and qPCR analysis demonstrated that the micropeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3 was successfully expressed after retroviral transduction, and that the protein product was stable (
Importantly, overexpression of the micropeptide of SEQ ID NO: 3 induces massive cell death in cancer cell lines (A549, human lung cancer and HCT116, human colorectal cancer) (