title: A new tumor-specific antigenic peptide encoded by MAGE-6 is presented to cytolytic T lymphocytes by HLA-Cw16.
abstract: "Cancer-germline" genes such as those of the MAGE family are expressed in many tumors and in male germline cells, but are silent in normal tissues. They encode shared tumor-specific antigens, which have been used in therapeutic vaccination trials of cancer patients. MAGE-6 is expressed in more than 70% of metastatic melanomas and more than 50% of carcinomas of the lung, esophagus, bladder, and head and neck. We report here the identification of a new MAGE-6 antigenic peptide, which is recognized by a tumor-specific cytolytic T lymphocyte clone isolated from a melanoma patient. The peptide, ISGGPRISY, corresponds to positions 293 to 301 of the MAGE-6 protein sequence and is presented by HLA-Cw1601 molecules.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, 74 avenue Hippocrate, UCL 7459, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vantomme
authors.forename: Pascale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boël
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Plaen
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boon
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Bruggen
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019556:COS Cells; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology*; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; C072011:MAGEA1 protein, human; C095203:MAGEA6 protein, human; D058950:Melanoma-Specific Antigens; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009842:Oligopeptides