Our microarray data analysis revealed (Additional file 1) and RT-qPCR confirmed (Fig. 4) the increased mRNA expression of all of the OAS gene family members (OAS1, OAS2, OAS3, OASL) and XAF1 and IRF7 in the lung cancer cell line A549 after transfection with BNC2. Here, OAS3 is linked to lung carcinoma.