TPBG

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trophoblast glycoprotein
Identifiers
SymbolsTPBG; 5T4; 5T4AG; M6P1
External IDsOMIM: 190920 MGI: 1341264 HomoloGene: 4859 GeneCards: TPBG Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez716221983
EnsemblENSG00000146242ENSMUSG00000035274
UniProtQ13641Q9Z0L0
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001166392NM_001164792
RefSeq (protein)NP_001159864NP_001158264
Location (UCSC)Chr 6:
83.07 – 83.08 Mb
Chr 9:
85.84 – 85.85 Mb
PubMed search

Trophoblast glycoprotein, also known as TPBG or 5T4, is a human gene.[1]

5T4 is an antigen expressed in a number of carcinomas.[2] It is an N-glycosylated transmembrane 72 kDa glycoprotein containing seven leucine-rich repeat regions. 5T4 is often referred to as an oncofetal antigen due to its expression in foetal trophoblast (where it was first discovered) or trophoblast glycoprotein (TPBG).

5T4 is found in tumors including the colorectal, ovarian, and gastric. Its expression is used as a prognostic aid in these cases. It has very limited expression in normal tissue but is widespread in malignant tumors throughout their development.

Its confined expression appears to give 5T4 the potential to be useful in cancer immunotherapy. There has been extensive research into its role in antibody-directed immunotherapy through the use of the high-affinity murine monoclonal antibody, mAb5T4, to deliver response modifiers (such as staphylococcus aureus superantigen) accurately to a tumor.

5T4 is also the target of the cancer vaccine TroVax which is in clinical trials for the treatment of a range of different solid tumour types.

Interactions

TPBG has been shown to interact with GIPC1.[3]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: TPBG trophoblast glycoprotein". 
  2. Starzynska T, Wiechowska-Kozlowska A, Marlicz K, et al. (June 1998). "5T4 oncofetal antigen in gastric carcinoma and its clinical significance". Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 10 (6): 479–84. doi:10.1097/00042737-199806000-00008. PMID 9855063. 
  3. Awan, Abida; Lucic Melinda R, Shaw David M, Sheppard Freda, Westwater Caroline, Lyons Steve A, Stern Peter L (Jan 2002). "5T4 interacts with TIP-2/GIPC, a PDZ protein, with implications for metastasis". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. (United States) 290 (3): 1030–6. doi:10.1006/bbrc.2001.6288. ISSN 0006-291X. PMID 11798178. 

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.