title: Molecular cloning of a complementary DNA encoding a prostate-specific membrane antigen.
abstract: Recently, a novel M(r) 100,000 prostate-specific membrane glycoprotein (PSM) has been detected by the prostate-specific monoclonal antibody 7E11-C5, raised against the human prostatic carcinoma cell line LNCaP. The PSM antigen is expressed exclusively by normal and neoplastic prostate cells and metastases. We now report the molecular cloning of a full-length 2.65-kilobase complementary DNA encoding the PSM antigen from a human LNCaP complementary DNA library by polymerase chain reaction using degenerate oligonucleotide primers. Analysis of the complementary DNA sequence has revealed that a portion of the coding region, from nucleotide 1250 to 1700, has 54% homology to the human transferrin receptor mRNA. The deduced polypeptide has a putative transmembrane domain enabling the delineation of intra- and extracellular portions of this antigen. In contrast to prostate-specific antigen and prostatic acid phosphatase which are secreted proteins, PSM as an integral membrane protein may prove to be effective as a target for imaging and cytotoxic targeting modalities.
authors.affiliation: Urologic Oncology Research Laboratory, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Israeli
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Fair
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Heston
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011233:Precipitin Tests; D011467:Prostate / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D010455:Peptides; D004247:DNA