RNASE1 and cancer: In contrast, the presence of T cells cocultured with BT-549-αCD3-R1 resulted in a slower proliferation rate and higher caspase-3/7 activity of cancer cells than did the control BT-549-αCD3-Vp without RNase1 expression (Figure 5E and 5F, red vs. blue), suggesting that cells expressing RNase1 gained more sensitivity to killing by activated T cells.