title: Expression and localization of ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase I-1 (E-NPP1/PC-1) and -3 (E-NPP3/CD203c/PD-Ibeta/B10/gp130(RB13-6)) in inflammatory and neoplastic bile duct diseases.
abstract: Ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/phosphodiesterase-I enzyme (E-NPP) consists of three closely related molecules: E-NPP1, E-NPP2 and E-NPP3. We investigated the expression and localization of E-NPP1 and -3 in human inflammatory and neoplastic bile duct diseases. Immunohistochemically E-NPP1 was located on the apical cytoplasmic side of cancer cells, whereas E-NPP3 was located in the apical plasma membrane. Western blot analysis revealed that the expression of E-NPP3, but not E-NPP1, was higher in tumor tissues than in surrounding tissues and the specific form of the E-NPP3 protein was readily detected in the sera of bile duct carcinoma (BDC) patients. Furthermore, it was confirmed that E-NPP3 was associated with migration ability by using of NIH3T3 cells that stably transfected with E-NPP3 cDNA. These results suggest that E-NPP3 is involved in the infiltration of neoplastic BDC and is possible to be a tumor marker.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Yoshitake
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Kimihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Hidenobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakaji
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Seitetsu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokozaki
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kasuga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D002465:Cell Movement; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D041681:NIH 3T3 Cells; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011755:Pyrophosphatases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015347:RNA Probes; D014162:Transfection
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; C427944:ENPP3 protein, human; D015347:RNA Probes; D010727:Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases; C065962:ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 1; D011755:Pyrophosphatases