title: Secretoglobin 3A2/uteroglobin-related protein 1 is a novel marker for pulmonary carcinoma in mice and humans.
abstract: Secretoglobin (SCGB) 3A2, also called uteroglobin-related protein (UGRP) 1, is a downstream target for a homeodomain transcription factor NKX2-1, which is critical for the development of lung, thyroid and ventral forebrain. Both SCGB3A2 and NKX2-1 are expressed in airway epithelial cells and the latter also in alveolar Type II cells. NKX2-1 has been used clinically for diagnosis of human pulmonary tumors. Recently, the expression of SCGB3A2 was reported in human carcinomas, suggesting the use of this protein as a tumor marker. In this study, 28 lung tumors from aging B6;129 mice and nine lung adenocarcinomas from CC10TAg transgenic mice that express SV40 large T antigen under the mouse Scgb1a1 (CC10) gene promoter, were subjected to histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses for the expression of NKX2-1 and SCGB3A2. NKX2-1 was expressed in all types of tumors albeit more focally in carcinomas. In contrast, SCGB3A2 normally expressed in Clara cells, was negative in Type II cell hyperplasias and adenomas. However, it was expressed in alveolar Type II cell carcinomas and Clara cell adenocarcinomas. In these carcinomas, SCGB3A2 expression was observed in the portion of the tumor where NKX2-1 expression was reduced or almost abolished. As a comparison, the expression of SCGB3A2 and NKX2-1 from 23 human non-small cell lung carcinoma specimens was also examined. The results demonstrate that SCGB3A2 is a useful marker for diagnosis of pulmonary tumors both in mice and humans.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Metabolism, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA.
authors.forename: Reiko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurotani
authors.forename: Nobue
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumaki
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Naizhen
authors.forename: Jerrold M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: R Ilona
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Linnoila
authors.forename: Shioko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D060765:Secretoglobins; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014598:Uteroglobin / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; C000614414:Nkx2-1 protein, mouse; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D011506:Proteins; C449940:SCGB3A2 protein, human; C449818:Scgb3a2 protein, mouse; D060765:Secretoglobins; D000074482:Thyroid Nuclear Factor 1; D014157:Transcription Factors; D014598:Uteroglobin
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