title: Isolation, molecular cloning and in vitro expression of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) prominin-1.s1 complementary DNA encoding a potential hematopoietic stem cell antigen.
abstract: Human prominin-1 (CD133 or AC133) is an important cell surface marker used to isolate primitive hematopoietic stem cells. The commercially available antibody to human prominin-1 does not recognize rhesus prominin-1. Therefore, we isolated, cloned and characterized the complementary DNA (cDNA) of rhesus prominin-1 gene and determined its coding potential. Following the nomenclature of prominin family of genes, we named this cDNA as rhesus prominin-1.s1. The amino acid sequence data of the putative rhesus prominin-1.s1 could be used in designing antigenic peptides to raise antibodies for use in isolation of pure populations of rhesus prominin-1(+) hematopoietic cells. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no previously published report about the isolation of a prominin-1 cDNA from rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).
authors.affiliation: Division of Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. syed.husain@stjude.org
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Husain
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shou
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Handgretinger
mesh_terms: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D015703:Antigens, CD; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006023:Glycoproteins; C000606023:PROM1 protein, human; D010455:Peptides; C000606024:Prom1 protein, mouse; C000606025:Prom1 protein, rat