title: Pregnancy specific beta 1-glycoprotein in human intestine.
abstract: Pregnancy-specific beta 1-glycoprotein (PSG) transcripts have been identified in a number of placental and non-placental tissues. Using a placental PSG cDNA probe to screen a normal human intestinal cDNA library we have isolated 22 hybridizing clones. These clones could be divided into four groups. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that one group of clones correspond to functional and another group correspond to non-functional PSG cDNAs. The other two groups are homologous to the nonspecific cross-reacting antigen (NCA) and biliary glycoprotein (BGP), both of which are members of the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) family. Thus, PSG, NCA and BGP are co-expressed in normal human intestine. RNA and immunoblot analysis, along with polymerase chain reaction amplification further confirm the expression of PSG in human intestinal tissue.
authors: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
authors: W L
authors: WL
authors: Shupert
authors: W Y
authors: WY
authors: Chan
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001483:Base Sequence; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000235:genetics; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D003106:Colon / Q000737:chemistry; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009928:Organ Specificity; D010920:Placenta / Q000737:chemistry; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011268:Pregnancy-Specific beta 1-Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D011268:Pregnancy-Specific beta 1-Glycoproteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D004247:DNA