Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a cellsurface glycoprotein expressed predominantly in prostatesecretory acinar epithelium and prostate cancer cells aswell as in several extraprostatic tissues. Mouse monoc...Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a cellsurface glycoprotein expressed predominantly in prostatesecretory acinar epithelium and prostate cancer cells aswell as in several extraprostatic tissues. Mouse monoclonal antibody 4G5 specific to the extracellular domainof PSMA was used to screen two phage displayed peptide libraries (9aa linear and 9aa cys library). Three 4G5reactive phagotopes were identified. Sequence analysis ofisolated clones demonstrated that the interaction motif'VDPA/SK' has high homology to 719-725aa on PSMA.Immunohistochemical staming of the prostate cancer sam ple with the PSMA-mimic phagotope (mimotope) immunized serum antibodies demonstrate that the mimotopeisolated from the phage displayed peptide libraries can induce PSMA specific immune response in vivo.展开更多
文摘Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a cellsurface glycoprotein expressed predominantly in prostatesecretory acinar epithelium and prostate cancer cells aswell as in several extraprostatic tissues. Mouse monoclonal antibody 4G5 specific to the extracellular domainof PSMA was used to screen two phage displayed peptide libraries (9aa linear and 9aa cys library). Three 4G5reactive phagotopes were identified. Sequence analysis ofisolated clones demonstrated that the interaction motif'VDPA/SK' has high homology to 719-725aa on PSMA.Immunohistochemical staming of the prostate cancer sam ple with the PSMA-mimic phagotope (mimotope) immunized serum antibodies demonstrate that the mimotopeisolated from the phage displayed peptide libraries can induce PSMA specific immune response in vivo.
