title: Molecular cloning and sequencing of feline melanoma antigen 2 (fMAGE-2) obtained from a lymphoma cell line.
abstract: Melanoma antigens (MAGE), thought to induce tumor-specific immune responses, are used as potential therapeutical targets for cancer immunotherapy. We hereby report the cloning and sequencing of MAGE cDNA clone, called feline MAGE-2 (fMAGE-2), obtained from a lymphoma cell line. fMAGE-2 cDNA is 1535 base pairs (bp) in length and contains an open reading frame (ORF) of 1131 bp encoding a protein of 376 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence shows 45%, 32-42%, 44-47%, and 33% homology with feline MAGE-1, human MAGE-A, human MAGE-B, and human MAGE-C proteins, respectively. mRNA transcripts of fMAGE-2 were detected by RT-PCR in some feline tumors, as well as in testis of adult cat, but not in other normal tissues, indicating that the expression pattern of fMAGE-2 is similar to that of the human MAGE family genes in tumors and normal tissues.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, 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: Sasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Onishi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D001483:Base Sequence; D002415:Cats; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology*; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins