L line BCM1, the expression of both genes is opposite: no levels of MAGE-A1 [2^(Ct) 1.07] and high levelsof BORIS [2^(Ct) 24.39]. We transiently transfected expression plasmid encoding BORIS into both cell lines, with negligible transcript levels of MAGE-A1, and quantified endogenous MAGE-A1 mRNA by RT (reverse transcription)-PCR and gel electrophoresis. As depicted in Figure 1, BORIS was able to