title: Novel forms of squamous cell carcinoma antigen transcripts produced by alternative splicing.
abstract: Squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCA) is a member of the ovalbumin serine protease inhibitor family, and the serum level of SCCA is a tumor marker of squamous cell carcinoma. Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR of the squamous cell carcinoma cell line showed the existence of a 156 base shorter transcript compared with that of SCCA1 cDNA. By inverse PCR, we cloned the full length cDNA of this SCCA (SCCA1b). Sequence analysis of the complete 1541 bp SCCA1b cDNA showed that it coded for 338 amino acids and had no typical signal sequence in the NH(2) terminus. The cDNA was expressed in Escherichia coli and the product was detected using Western blotting with antibodies against SCCA. Furthermore, RT-PCR of the full coding region of SCCA2 cDNA from cancer tissue showed the existence of a 63 base short transcript (SCCA2b). A comparison of SCCA1b and SCCA2b cDNA with the SCCA1 and SCCA2 genes showed that these messages were derived from each gene by an alternative splicing mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Minamikogushi, Ube, Japan. obgyn@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suminami
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kishi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nawata
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Numa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism; D005091:Exons; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000235:genetics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D015843:Serpins / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D020033:Protein Isoforms; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015843:Serpins; C051072:squamous cell carcinoma-related antigen