Preliminary evidence that overexpression of nuclearfactor for IL6 expression (NF-IL6) in NIH3T3 cells may berelated to malignant transformation

NF-IL6 is a member of c/EBP family and has multiple functions in regulation of cellular gene expression. We have constructed NF-IL6 expression plasmids and trans fected the NIH3T3 cells with them. The sense NF-IL6 transfectants showed significantly increased tumorigenicity, and the stable integration of NF-IL6 cDNA into cellular DNA and its expression were demonstrated. Our results suggest that NF-IL6 may be related to tumorigenesis.