title: An integrated approach in the discovery and characterization of a novel nuclear protein over-expressed in liver and pancreatic tumors.
abstract: An integrated approach in protein discovery through the use of multidisciplinary tools was reported. A novel protein, Hcc-1, was identified by analysis of the hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-M cell proteome. The assembled EST sequence of the 210 amino acid novel protein was subsequently confirmed by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). A total of 687 bp at the 5' untranslated region of Hcc-1 was identified. Promoter activity and several upstream open reading frames (uORFs) were demonstrated at this region. Bioinformatics prediction showed that the first 42 amino acids of the protein is a SAP domain with sequence matches to hnRNP from various vertebrate species. The Hcc-1 protein was localized to the cell nucleus while the gene was localized to chromosome 7q22.1. Hcc-1 cDNA level was increased in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The level was also increased in well-differentiated hepatocellular carcinoma but decreases as the carcinoma progressed to a poorly differentiated stage.
authors.affiliation: Bioprocessing Technology Centre, National University of Singapore, Singapore. btccml@nus.edu.sg
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Seow
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000378:metabolism; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D001483:Base Sequence; D015153:Blotting, Western; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002897:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 7; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D020224:Expressed Sequence Tags; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics*; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D012313:RNA / Q000378:metabolism; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D020121:5' Untranslated Regions; D000596:Amino Acids; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C429143:SARNP protein, human; D012313:RNA; D004247:DNA