Differential display of RNA from tumorigenic and nontumorigenic variants of hamster cells transformed with avian sarcoma virus.

Differential display technique was applied to study expression of RNA in tumorigenic and nontumorigenic cell variants of avian sarcoma virus transformed hamster cells. Methodical conditions were worked out, which allowed identifying a cDNA fragment of an unknown gene expressed in nontumorigenic cell variant only. Its role in tumor suppression remains to be determined.