title: Identification of selectively expressed genes and antigens in CTCL.
abstract: The knowledge of tumor-associated antigens is required for most types of immunotherapy and can substantially facilitate diagnosis. To identify potential tumor-associated genes expressed in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), we used three complementary strategies: antigens which elicit a humoral immune response in CTCL patients were detected by serological analysis of a recombinant cDNA expression library. cDNAs differentially expressed in CTCL but not peripheral blood monocytes were identified by comparative cDNA hybridization and suppression subtractive hybridization. We identified 43 genes selectively expressed by CTCL cells, that have not yet been described in the context of CTCL development, but most of which had been reported to be associated with cancer. Expression analysis by database mining and subsequently RT-PCR on selected clones confirmed their selective expression in CTCL tissues. Serological tests showed that 15 clones were recognized by sera of CTCL patients but not of healthy donors. Analysis of serological tests for 11 clones using serum antibody detection array (SADA) and 100 sera of controls and CTCL patients each revealed up to 5% reactive sera in the tumor group. The expression pattern of the detected clones and their immunogenicity demonstrates that they might be relevant for the understanding of CTCL and suggests particularly three clones, HD-CL-41 (DRAK2), HD-CL-49 (nudC) and HD-CL-12 (ZNF195) for further analysis with respect to their prognostic and therapeutic value for CTCL.
authors.affiliation: German Cancer Research Center, Skin Cancer Unit, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Tanja B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Hartmann
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mattern
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wiedemann
authors.forename: Remco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van Doorn
authors.forename: Rein
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Willemze
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niikura
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hildenbrand
authors.forename: Dirk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schadendorf
authors.forename: Stefan B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Eichmüller
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015870:Gene Expression; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D016410:Lymphoma, T-Cell, Cutaneous / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009000:Monocytes / Q000378:metabolism; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D012867:Skin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D051017:Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; C512648:NUDC protein, human; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D016601:RNA-Binding Proteins; C416530:SART3 protein, human; C427211:humanin; D017346:Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases; C115489:STK17B protein, human; D020559:Monomeric GTP-Binding Proteins