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Anti-benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-diol-9,10-epoxide (anti-BPDE) is a metabolite of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a] P) and acts as a potent mutagen in mammalian systems. However, molecular mechanisms related to anti-BPDE-induced carcinogenesis are poorly understood. Here, we investigated the expression of proto-oncogene c-myc in human bronchial epithelial cells (16H BE-T) transformed by exposure to anti-BPDE. The levels ofmRNA and pro-tein of c-M yc were examined in the 16HBE-T and vehicle-treated control cells (16HBE-N) by using different meth-ods respectively, including reverse transcriptase-polymer-ase chain reaction (RT-PCR), quantitative real-time PCR (Q-PCR), weste blot and immunocytochemical meth-ods. The level of c-myc mRNA appeared to be signifi-cantly increased in 16HBE-T, as compared with those of the 16H BE-N. Likewise, the expression of c-Myc protein was significantly enhanced as compared with those of the control cells. Moreover, the localization of c-Myc protein shows mainly nuclear staining in 16HBE-T. In conclu-sion, the abnormal expression of c-Myc was present in anti-BPDE malignantly transformed 16HBE cells, which may be involved in the carcinogenesis molecular mech-anism of anti-BPDE.