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ArticleBMC cancer2006

The monoclonal antibody SM5-1 recognizes a fibronectin variant which is widely expressed in melanoma.

Uwe Trefzer, Yingwen Chen, Gunda Herberth, Maja Ann Hofmann, Felix Kiecker, Yajun Guo, Wolfram Sterry

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Article in BMC cancer, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in melanoma.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2014
    Review
  2. Role of pseudoexons and pseudointrons in human cancer.International journal of cell biology · 2013
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  3. Fibronectins, their fibrillogenesis, and in vivo functions.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2011
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Uwe TrefzerDepartment of Dermatology and Allergy, Skin Cancer Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Schumannstrasse 20/21, 10117 Berlin, Germany. uwe.trefzer@charite.de
Yingwen Chen
Gunda Herberth
Maja Ann Hofmann
Felix Kiecker
Yajun Guo
Wolfram Sterry
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEHelmholtz Centre for Environmental Research · DESecond Military Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPreviously we have generated the monoclonal antibody SM5-1 by using a subtractive immunization protocol of human melanoma. This antibody exhibits a high sensitivity for primary melanomas of 99% (248/250 tested) and for metastatic melanoma of 96% (146/151 tested) in paraffin embedded sections. This reactivity is superior to the one obtained by HMB-45, anti-MelanA or anti-Tyrosinase and is comparable to anti-S100. However, as compared to anti-S100, the antibody SM5-1 is highly specific for melanocytic lesions since 40 different neoplasms were found to be negative for SM5-1 by immunohistochemistry. The antigen recognized by SM5-1 is unknown.

methodsIn order to characterize the antigen recognized by mAb SM5-1, a cDNA library was constructed from the metastatic human melanoma cell line SMMUpos in the Uni-ZAP lambda phage and screened by mAb SM5-1. The cDNA clones identified by this approach were then sequenced and subsequently analyzed.

resultsSequence analysis of nine independent overlapping clones (length 3100-5600 bp) represent fibronectin cDNA including the ED-A, but not the ED-B region which are produced by alternative splicing. The 89aa splicing variant of the IIICS region was found in 8/9 clones and the 120aa splicing variant in 1/9 clones, both of which are included in the CS1 region of fibronectin being involved in melanoma cell adhesion and spreading.

conclusionThe molecule recognized by SM5-1 is a melanoma associated FN variant expressed by virtually all primary and metastatic melanomas and may play an important role in melanoma formation and progression. This antibody is therefore not only of value in immunohistochemistry, but potentially also for diagnostic imaging and immunotherapy.

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Alternative SplicingAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, NeoplasmCell AdhesionFibronectinsFlow CytometryGene LibraryHumansImmunohistochemistryMelanomaSkin NeoplasmsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntigens, NeoplasmFibronectins

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PMID16405722
PMCPMC1351261
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