title: The identification of a novel Paneth cell-associated antigen in a familial adenomatous polyposis mouse model.
abstract: Wnt signaling is important for the differentiation of the Paneth cell lineage in the small intestine. However, abnormal Wnt signaling predisposes to intestinal tumorigenesis in the familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) mouse model. Vaccination with dendritic cells fused with tumor cells from FAP mice, in which Wnt signaling is constitutively activated, induced humoral immunity and suppressed intestinal tumor development. We identified the novel antigen Apa1 (Adenomatous polyposis antigen 1) recognized by antibodies in vaccinated mouse serum. Apa1 was localized in the Paneth cell-like tumor cells showing cytoplasmic β-catenin accumulation and also in normal Paneth cells at the bottom of the crypts. Phospholipase A2 (Pla2g2a), known to act as an anti-bacterial agent and a major suppressor of intestinal tumors, was also expressed in the Paneth cells. These results suggest that Apa1 might be involved in anti-microbial defense and could influence tumor development in FAP mice via modulation of commensal microbiota.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Institute of DNA Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8, Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8461, Japan. mito@jikei.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sagawa
authors.forename: Sadamu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Homma
mesh_terms: D011125:Adenomatous Polyposis Coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D054501:Group II Phospholipases A2 / Q000378:metabolism; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000378:metabolism*; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019879:Paneth Cells / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D054501:Group II Phospholipases A2; C516288:Pla2g2a protein, mouse