Detection and Characterization of Autoantigens in Breast Cancer.
Abstract
The entire sequence of our second breast tumor associated autoantigen (Auag2), which is a newly discovered gene product, has been determined. The predicted amino acid sequence of Auag2 contains two LIM domain motifs, which are conserved cysteine rich zinc-binding motifs of about 60 amino acid residues that mediate protein-protein interactions, and are characteristic of a group of critical transcriptional regulators of embryonic development. The 350 bp region coding for the two tandem LIM domains was found to be 60% homologous to the analogous region of rhombotin 1, a proto-oncogene of 160 amino acids whose gene is disrupted by chromosomal translocation in T-cell leukemia. A third autoantigen clone has been identified and is being characterized. Various features of the Auag2 cDNA sequence (a long GC-rich structured 5' end, the presence of mRNA destabilizing motifs in the 3' end and a homology to a known oncogene) all predict that this gene plays a vital role in the life of the organism, and may play a role in malignancy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA335185
Entities
People
- Janis Racevskis