title: Cloning and sequencing of canine MAGE cDNA.
abstract: Melanoma antigens (MAGE) are regarded to induce tumour-specific immune response and thought to be potential therapeutical agents for cancer immunotherapy. We hereby report the canine MAGE cDNA cloned from the testis of a beagle dog. Canine MAGE cDNA is 1,455 base pair (bp) nucleotides in length, and contains an open reading frame (ORF) of 1,137 bp nucleotides encoding a protein of 378 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence has 22-49% of homology with other MAGE proteins. mRNA transcripts of canine MAGE were detected only in the melanoma and testis and not in other normal tissues of adult dog by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), indicating that the expression pattern of canine MAGE mRNA is similar to that of the MAGE family genes in tumor and normal tissues.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Japan.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Khatlani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D013737:Testis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger