title: A novel prostate carcinoma-associated glycoprotein complex (PAC) recognized by monoclonal antibody TURP-27.
abstract: A prostate carcinoma-associated antigen recognized by MAb TURP-27 was characterized immunohistochemically and biochemically. TURP-27 antigen was found localized in the cell membrane and cytoplasm of the ductal epithelial cells of normal (10%), benign (75-100%) and malignant (20-100%) prostate cells. Fetal prostate tissues were also found to express the TURP-27 antigen, suggesting expression early in development. This antigen was not expressed by non-prostate tumors examined, but significant cross-reactivity was observed in myelinated nerves while minor cross-reactivity was seen in certain lymphocyte subsets, cells in the adrenal medulla and chief cells of stomach. Immunoblotting and biochemical data demonstrated that the TURP-27 antigen is a sialic-acid-containing glycoprotein complex with major molecular species in prostate tissues of 310-250, 180, 140, 115, 95-90, 69, and 40- to 35-kDa. Immunoblotting patterns similar to those observed for prostate tissues were also seen in CNS extracts with the exception of the 69 and 40- to 35-kDa proteins. This prostate carcinoma-associated sialoglycoprotein complex (PAC) recognized by MAb TURP-27 is likely to represent a novel tumor antigen expressed by prostate tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk 23501.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Beckett
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Lipford
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Haley
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Schellhammer
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000276:immunology*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C067897:TURP-27 antigen, human; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen