Bio Background |
MAGEC1 is a member of the melanoma antigen gene (MAGE) family. The proteins of this family are tumor-specific antigens that can be recognized by autologous cytolytic T lymphocytes. This protein contains a large number of unique short repetitive sequences in front of the MAGE-homologous sequence, thus is about 800 residues longer than the other MAGE proteins. This gene is expressed in a significant proportion of tumors of various histological types, whereas it is silent in normal tissues, except testis. The function of this gene is unknown. |
Bio References |
Jungbluth, A.A., et al., Int. J. Cancer 99(6):839-845 (2002).Chen, Y.T., et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95(12):6919-6923 (1998).Lucas, S., et al., Cancer Res. 58(4):743-752 (1998).Lim, S.H., et al., Eur. J. Haematol. 67 (5-6), 332-334 (2001). |
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Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded human cancer tissue reacted with the primary antibody, which was peroxidase-conjugated to the secondary antibody, followed by AEC staining. This data demonstrates the use of this antibody for immunohistochemistry; clinical relevance has not been evaluated. BC = breast carcinoma; HC = hepatocarcinoma. |