Subcellullar localization of tumor-associated antigen 3H11Ag.
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| Abstract |
3H11Ag, a tumor-associated antigen defined by the monoclonal antibody 3H11 that specifically recognizes cancer cells in various tumor tissues, was successfully cloned recently, but its function is unknown. To explore the potential roles it plays in tumors, we analyzed its subcellular localization in the present study. By expressing 3H11Ag fused with fluorescent protein in COS-7 cells, we found that 3H11Ag localizes to both cytoplasm and nucleus, which was confirmed by subcellular fractionation. And sequentially extracting the nuclei of COS-7 cells transfected with 3H11Ag showed that it is a DNA- and nuclear matrix-associated protein. Moreover, by expressing a series of red fluorescent protein-tagged truncated forms of 3H11Ag, it was demonstrated that the 150 amino acid residues at its C-terminal are fully responsible for the subcellular localization. In addition, the results of the computational analysis of 3H11Ag were in accordance with those of the experimental analysis. All these data would be helpful to elucidate the functions of 3H11Ag.
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| Authors | Jianhui Guo, Genglin Jin, Lin Meng, Hong Ma, Dezhi Nie, Jian Wu, Lan Yuan, Chengchao Shou |
| Journal | Biochemical and biophysical research communications (Biochem Biophys Res Commun) Vol. 324 Issue 2 Pg. 922-30 (Nov 12 2004) ISSN: 0006-291X [Print] United States |
| PMID | 15474516 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't) |
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