Identification of a novel osteosarcoma associated antigen 5D3Ag / 中国免疫学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To analysis the N-terminal amino acid sequence of 5D3Ag purified by mAb5D3 immunoaffinity column.Methods:SDS-PAGE and Western Blot were used to study the characteristics of 5D3Ag.From SDS-PAGE gel,5D3Ag was transferred to PVDF membrane and its N-terminal amino acid sequence was analysised with an auto amino acid sequencer.Results:SDS-PAGE of 5D3Ag showed a band on the gel with molecular weight of 43 kD.Western Blot study showed that mAb5D3 can recognize 5D3Ag.The N-terminal amino acid sequence was NQGSHGSEEQ.Conclusion:It is sure that 5D3Ag is unique to Osteosarcoma because of the purification method itself and the characteristics of mAb5D3.Compared with other reported Osteosarcoma associated antigen,5D3Ag is different from them in molecular weight and may be a novel Osteosarcoma associated antigen.With the help of N-teminal amino acid sequence,some primers may be designed to clone the whole length gene of 5D3Ag.The identification of 5D3Ag gene may be useful in understanding the biologic mechanics of Osteosarcoma and developing new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.