Identification of a melanoma marker derived from melanoma-associated endogenous retroviruses.
Cancer Res
; 66(3): 1658-63, 2006 Feb 01.
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| ID: mdl-16452225
ABSTRACT
We previously described the expression of melanoma-associated endogenous retrovirus (MERV) proteins and viral particles in human melanomas and metastases. The objective of the present study was to determine whether a humoral immune response to MERV proteins occurs in melanoma. Candidate B-cell epitopes on MERV proteins were predicted using bioinformatic screening. The reactivity of MERV peptides corresponding to the predicted epitopes with antibodies prevalent in sera of melanoma patients was analyzed. An immunodominant peptide located in the env protein of MERV was identified. Subsequent analyzes using 81 samples from stage I to stage IV melanoma patients and 95 sera from healthy subjects revealed statistically significant differences in seroprevalence of antibodies in melanoma sera samples when compared with reference samples from healthy subjects. The prevalence of anti-MERV antibodies in melanoma patient sera was confirmed by immunofluorescence on env-transfected cells. These data indicate the potential of this candidate peptide as target for diagnosis and immunotherapy.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Biomarcadores Tumorais
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Proteínas do Envelope Viral
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Retrovirus Endógenos
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Melanoma
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cancer Res
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Áustria